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Old 10-27-2016, 08:35 PM
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PO I just can't understand. I'm just not that politically minded I suppose. But, are you thinking it will be better if she wins this election?
We are not better off if she wins, but the Republican Party is not better off if Trump wins. It's a tough year. That is why we should vote our conscience.

You aren't the only person wavering on what is best. Comments all over the Internet vascilliate between not voting and voting for Trump. Just when you think you might, something happens where you just can't.

Case in point, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and one other person (my mind went blank) were being really caustic against those who don't want to vote for Trump. That was the nail in the coffin for a lot of people still trying to decide. I read comments, like, "You just made my final decision - NO!"

So, we can't force people to make up their minds. We need to allow them to do that. I don't fault anyone who is voting for hope over fear - hope that Trump will keep his promises and not punch that Nuke button and fear that Hillary, as a woman, will be worse than even we anticipated.

Gov. Nikki Haley said, “I think I’ve been really clear. This election has really turned my stomach upside down. It has been embarrassing for both parties. It’s not something the country deserves, but it’s what we’ve got. As a governor of this state, knowing what our state’s needs are and knowing the processes that are going to take place, there’s a few things that worry me. One of the things will be who will be put into place at those agencies because we’ve had to deal with the EPA, whether it’s been the National Labor Relations Board, whether it’s been any of the mandates passed down from Health and Human Services, education — all of those issues came into play in South Carolina, and they caused us a lot of heartache.”

She is banking on a little hope, some in fear of Hillary.

We have to decide for ourselves.
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Old 10-28-2016, 04:57 AM
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Any decision a person decides to make, (let's be honest here), is concerning a person's conscience, i.e. personal decision/choice. So, yes, let's be honest.

I don't believe anyone said that NOT casting a vote was casting a vote. It's pretty logical that if you don't vote, you didn't cast a vote - Total no brainer.
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The consequence of not voting is that you have actually voted your conscience, which no one can take away from you.
It seems your words betray you...
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Old 10-28-2016, 06:10 AM
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Old 10-28-2016, 06:34 AM
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It seems your words betray you...
A conscience vote to not participate at the ballot box is not a "statistical" vote that can be counted. It's a matter of the heart. Big difference.

It's on the same lines of a "binary" choice. Statistically, there will only be two people who can win even though there are other choices.
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A conscience vote to not participate at the ballot box is not a "statistical" vote that can be counted.
au contraire
they count those
actually they have a huge lead
the only clear majority
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A conscience vote to not participate at the ballot box is not a "statistical" vote that can be counted. It's a matter of the heart. Big difference.

It's on the same lines of a "binary" choice. Statistically, there will only be two people who can win even though there are other choices.
You can choose to vote for Donald Trump. You can choose to vote for Hillary Clinton. You can choose to vote for a third party. You can choose to not vote at all. When you choose to not vote at all then you can't describe what you are doing as voting. It's the exact opposite. It's not voting.
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it seems that you have no interest in actually discussing important issues, but are just trolling . . .
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it seems that you have no interest in actually discussing important issues, but are just trolling . . .
And how would you describe your above comment?

Your first post outside the opening on this theead is an accusation of trolling. That says all any person should need to know

I'm there challenging this false language that confuses not voting with voting you conscience and you accuse me of trolling?
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And how would you describe your above comment?

Your first post outside the opening on this theead is an accusation of trolling. That says all any person should need to know

I'm there challenging this false language that confuses not voting with voting you conscience and you accuse me of trolling?
Abstaining from a vote, because neither choice is palatable, is still "voting your conscience". Obviously it's not casting a specific vote, but rather making a statement by withholding your vote.

It's not that hard to understand what was meant.
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Old 10-29-2016, 02:32 PM
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Abstaining from a vote, because neither choice is palatable, is still "voting your conscience". Obviously it's not casting a specific vote, but rather making a statement by withholding your vote.

It's not that hard to understand what was meant.
And yet what is meant is not what is being said.

Choosing not to vote may very well make a statement. But choosing not to vote, no matter the statement is not voting.
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