tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post7972257734189332877..comments2023-06-16T09:13:46.330-05:00Comments on gabbygeezer: A Worthwhile TraditionDick Kladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11793395712483278104noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-65935128484417615012022-11-29T14:37:25.172-06:002022-11-29T14:37:25.172-06:00Thiss is greatThiss is greatExcavation Contractors New Britainhttps://www.local-excavation.com/us/excavation-connecticut/excavation-contractors-new-britain.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-85594302516007220042012-11-05T23:58:24.839-06:002012-11-05T23:58:24.839-06:00HALF? Seriously? Half? That is just so sad. I ...HALF? Seriously? Half? That is just so sad. I believe Hawaii suffers from that apathy too. People are thinking it won't make a difference no matter who wins. I have already voted by absentee ballot and we made sure my mother got one written in Japanese so she could vote too.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-33122126297304162572012-11-05T10:52:14.057-06:002012-11-05T10:52:14.057-06:00Dianne: I know there is a Fort Howard cemetery, so...Dianne: I know there is a Fort Howard cemetery, so that most likely is where your grandparents are buried. Especially in toss-up states, our votes count a lot, but they count wherever they are cast. There always are some local issues, even if the national offices are not in doubt.<br /><br />Pied: Like the way you look at it. Voting is a right, and all Americans should exercise it<br /><br />Dick Kladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793395712483278104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-91766410749423183412012-11-05T09:44:47.637-06:002012-11-05T09:44:47.637-06:00I don't consider voting a duty or a responsibi...I don't consider voting a duty or a responsibility. I consider it a precious <i>right,</i> a right that people have fought for and died to preserve. Even in this country, women have not always had the right to vote, and that just underscores its importance. <br /><br />I've never missed a chance to vote and have difficulty imagining why anyone would.PiedTypehttp://piedtype.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-5724027487658019942012-11-05T09:09:24.799-06:002012-11-05T09:09:24.799-06:00We are going to vote tommorrow for sure and like y...We are going to vote tommorrow for sure and like you we live in one of those yellow toss-up states. <br /><br />My grandparents lived in Green Bay all their lives and are buried there (FT Howard Cemetery?). <br /><br />Grandma was a 50+ year memember and president of the GB Women's Club which encourged civic behavior such as voting.<br /><br />She would haunt me if I failed in my civic duty. <br /><br />Dianneschmidleysscribblins,wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-21972865484357635422012-11-04T16:05:07.338-06:002012-11-04T16:05:07.338-06:00I agree--people shouldn't be forced to vote. H...I agree--people shouldn't be forced to vote. However, the social pressure to do so in places like the De Pere of yore serves notice that everyone should be devoting a bit of time to thinking about how they will vote.<br /><br />I always vote, but when candidates or propositions I know nothing about appear on the ballot, I skip them. It seems fair to assume many people would do likewise.Dick Kladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793395712483278104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-85963595944259068062012-11-04T15:07:14.313-06:002012-11-04T15:07:14.313-06:00I worry that too many people vote who don't re...I worry that too many people vote who don't really understand the issues, history or government. Sure, everyone has the right to vote, but I think those who aren't interested are even less likely to make wise choices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com