Some people say, “If you’re old enough to join the Army, you should be able to vote, as well”. I feel exactly the opposite: If you’re already putting your life on the line for your country, why add the stress of voting to your plate?
The vote you most often regret the least is the ballot you never cast. That statement makes less and less sense the longer you think about it.
The earliest parties in the United States were the Federalist party and the Anti-Federalist party. The Anti-Federalists splintered off from the Federalists after a disagreement over whether or not to call themselves “Federalists”.
Winners of the presidential election have lost the popular vote three times. Obviously, we cannot call what we have a “democracy”. It’s more a “representative democracy” in that it sometimes represents those Americans who didn’t vote for the most popular president.
The original purpose of the U.S. Census was to estimate population numbers for the creation of congressional districts. The stuff about your age, gender, race, religion, employment status and income was added at the direction of the Illuminati and Big Foot.
When you vote, your name is added to the pool of potential jurors. If you weasel out of jury duty AFTER you conscientiously did your duty and voted, the two void each other out and you are no more unpatriotic than someone who spent that same period in a coma.
Political debates have evolved from being a rigid discussion of issues… to responding to any question by saying exactly what you would’ve said if the question had been completely different.
A US president may only be elected twice. This was amended to the Constitution because a twelve-year term would pretty much ensure that the White House dog would die while in office.
Jefferson advocated a weak federal government; then, the British invaded and burned down the White House and THAT was the last we heard of that…
In the United States, election day is on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The congressman who came up with this was, ironically, the oldest of his siblings who were younger than their oldest sister.
Potatoes and the Promise of More Potatoes 
How old do you have to be to vote?
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Eighteen. You can register at seventeen if you will be eighteen on election day…
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So how old to fight? I don’t understand these things haha
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Sorry I’m foreign
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When I was a kid, you could still get into the military BEFORE you legally became an adult, with your parents’ permission… and, you still can.
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Haha and what age is that? I hear there’s some places in Africa you can join up as a special “child soldier” and you can do that age age 5-11
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I think it was sixteen, years ago, but now it is seventeen…
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They have so many options
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When people ask about whether women should be allowed in the military, I always reply that I feel women should have the same opportunity as men to desert.
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I would rather be in a coma I think but in Australia voting is compulsory. Loving your mother isn’t
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With two parties, it’s a matter of who stinks less… And, even then, the one with the most votes may lose…
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I think it was Emma Goldman who said that if voting made any difference, it would be banned.
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I think Donald Trump is taking a stab at invalidating that comment…
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Glad to hear that you know it was the British – and not the Canadians – who burnt down the White House… (insert eye roll here). And pleased to finally find out why a President can only be in office for two terms. I always wondered about that… Now how are you guys going to handle the whole matter with Trump? Gasp… He doesn’t have a dog… (insert scary music here…Da da da DAAA…🎼🎼🎼)
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First, thank you for catching up on my blog, Patti. I’d actually forgotten I wrote most of that stuff.
Secondly, Trump has a dog… it’s the best dog. When you see this dog, you are going to be impressed. Everyone tells him what a great dog he’s got. His name is “Donald jr”…
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Oh, BOOM…😀
And yes, I was a bit appalled when I realized just how far behind I had gotten in my reading. Especially since yours is one that I simply refuse to miss. Rather enjoying my binge-read this morning though 😊😊😊
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I’ve got tomorrow’s and Friday’s done and waiting and a new video game that threatens to destroy my ability to go out into the civilized world. It’s weird not remembering what I wrote a week ago. Reminds me of my father who could enjoy the same movie over and over because he’d forget he’d seen it.
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