136 yrs!

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Those who say your vote doesn't count.......

* The senate majority was decided by the Minnesota Senate race last year. That race was won by 300 votes. Had 300 more republicans or center right moderates voted, this BULLCRAP healthcare bill, or energy bill, or a ton of others would NEVER make it to the floor.

* Bush won by 500 votes in Florida in 2000......Florida pushed him over the EC number required to win the presidency........a PRESIDENT was elected on 500 votes.

So....yea, your vote DOES count........

Later,

Geo

But when they are ALL crooks, if the left hook does not get you the right cross will. Take you pick, just one opinion and it probably is the wrong opinion but at least it is MY opinion. I don't follow politics and NEVER will but to hear my dad, uncle and others in my family that do talk about it don't have enough brain cells left to follow these idiots. If you TRULY wanted to make it a Democracy where votes counted then start in the House and Congress, get rid of the party lines, make the votes 100% blind, as to nobody will be criticized for voting yes or no and then lets see what happens. GREED and PEER PRESSURE, add those 2 together and what do you get, "Squeeky wheel gets the grease, He who yells the loudest gets the attention", seem to me if I was in Congress or the House and I was elected "by the people for the people" then I need to vote to the best interest of "the people". Just because I am a Democrat and "Bob" is a Democrat and "Bob" tells me to vote a certain way, does not mean I have to vote this way but because "Bob" will yell the loudest and everyone will know that I voted differently from my "Party" then I will go along with the crowd and do what my "Party" wants but not necessarily is what is right for "the people". There should be 50 different opinions when they bring a topic to the floor for a vote and all of these should all be heard and then let everyone vote to however they want to on the topic privately to however they feel is best for "the people that elected them to office". Too much greed, peer pressure, corporate pressure, ....... and others that sway the votes of the people that were elected to do what is best for the people. Done with this topic for me, you all can have the rest.

[slippedcork]

But when they are ALL crooks, if the left hook does not get you the right cross will. Take you pick, just one opinion and it probably is the wrong opinion but at least it is MY opinion. I don't follow politics and NEVER will but to hear my dad, uncle and others in my family that do talk about it don't have enough brain cells left to follow these idiots. If you TRULY wanted to make it a Democracy where votes counted then start in the House and Congress, get rid of the party lines, make the votes 100% blind, as to nobody will be criticized for voting yes or no and then lets see what happens. GREED and PEER PRESSURE, add those 2 together and what do you get, "Squeeky wheel gets the grease, He who yells the loudest gets the attention", seem to me if I was in Congress or the House and I was elected "by the people for the people" then I need to vote to the best interest of "the people". Just because I am a Democrat and "Bob" is a Democrat and "Bob" tells me to vote a certain way, does not mean I have to vote this way but because "Bob" will yell the loudest and everyone will know that I voted differently from my "Party" then I will go along with the crowd and do what my "Party" wants but not necessarily is what is right for "the people". There should be 50 different opinions when they bring a topic to the floor for a vote and all of these should all be heard and then let everyone vote to however they want to on the topic privately to however they feel is best for "the people that elected them to office". Too much greed, peer pressure, corporate pressure, ....... and others that sway the votes of the people that were elected to do what is best for the people. Done with this topic for me, you all can have the rest.

Next time on your way to dale hollow, when you drive across wolf creek dam, remember, represenatives stuck their neck out to get that dam and nice scenic road you drive on paid by all of us. I guess you just think the road is supposed to be there. Someone has to make the decisions and Its left to the congress. Best form of government in the world. VOTE!