Comments on: On Not Voting:

By: Blaine

Blaine — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:50:52 +0000

Question, not trying to be a smartass… if they keep them secret, what’s to stop you from sending in a blank ballot?

By: Blaine

Blaine — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:40:11 +0000

I checked into rescinding my voter registration in Florida, because I think it’s worthless. Let me tell you, it’s a much easier process to register than it is to get rid of… it took a few phone calls to finally pull the information out of someone (who made it a point to try to talk me out of it).

I haven’t gone through the process yet of sending the notarized letter because:
A) I’m waiting to see if Ron Paul will run in 2012, because I would write him in/select him.
B) If he doesn’t run, then I want to make sure that I do it in a presidential election year, to make a statement of how little I care for either party.

By: George Austin

George Austin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:34:24 +0000

In the United States, the Australian Secret Ballot is one of our most cherished possessions. Folks in Australia keep their votes secret, but are REQUIRED to vote.
Thankfully, you and your friend have more freedom.

By: The Inconvenience

The Inconvenience — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:00:53 +0000

Yes, being forced to do jury duty is slavery.

However, you still have a duty you should willingly undertake to sit in a jury.

By: Philip Welch

Philip Welch — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:38:36 +0000

Or your opinion on police…or your opinion on guns…or, half the time, your opinion on the law in question…pretty much most of your opinions would get you selected out.

As I said, check your state laws. Voting usually doesn’t change much, but with jury duty you might have a real chance of actually impacting someone’s freedom that it’s worthwhile to go.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:44:34 +0000

Wait a second. Waaaaaaait a second.

Not voting = ‘get out of slavery’ card?

I should have stopped voting a long time ago!

(And c’mon… as long as the prosecutor didn’t ask for my opinion on jury nullification, I’m sure I’d be fine. ;p)

By: Philip Welch

Philip Welch — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:03:29 +0000

Check your law. In some states, if you don’t vote you’re dropped from jury rolls, so you may want to turn in a blank ballot if you want to be called up to jury duty.

On the other hand, I think any competent prosecutor would remove you during jury selection anyway ;)