Originally Posted by Destrus
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honestly, i'd probably feel more into voting if it didn't come down to the electoral college and was strictly based on the popular vote.
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Electoral College is a broken system that doesn't allow for change. It is quite stupid...it favors larger states and controversial states ("swing" states). Not to mention the fact that it
DOES make an individual in the minorities vote count almost nothing. Besides the fact that in certain cases people have gotten more votes but lose due to the stupid electoral college. I am personally an Independent.
Besides the fact that George Washing of the US said that if we got into political parties it would tear the country apart (paraphrasing). I truly agree with that statement especially in this day and age. The two party system of America is corrupt with both parties not doing a good enough job of running the country. Republicans tend to do more scandalous things but Democratics have their faults as well.
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Originally Posted by Carmasa
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Back to the subject, please. ><
Why would people vote yes on prop. 8? ._.
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It has to do with religion. The United States of America was founded upon the religious views of Christianity. Some historians theorize that when the founding fathers stated that all religions are equal and should have the right to assemble they were really just referring to the different denominations of Christianity and some tolerance of Jewish religion. Either way...the government that we hold today is just the same as it was 200+ years ago. If you want to see proof then look into many of the Anti-Federalists who didn't want the Constitution. Many of them were flamboyant and openly criticized about the rights and how society could drastically change from the system of tradition they were use to...
As for the majority of people who are against same sex marriage. It is a matter of tradition and the number of people who follow that tradition of persecuting same sex marriage and have the power to vote. I truly belief with the ever increasing chances in the generations that come forth and progress through society in a couple of decades the US might actually change.
I am a Christian myself and I am a proud member of GSA or GTSA. (Gay-Straight-Alliance which is morphing into Gay-Transexual-Straight-Alliance)