Comments on: And Now an Answer to My Question About Voter Drop-Off http://www.showmedaily.org/2008/12/and-now-an-answer-to-my-question-on-voter-drop-off.html Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:56:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David Stokes http://www.showmedaily.org/2008/12/and-now-an-answer-to-my-question-on-voter-drop-off.html/comment-page-1#comment-1323 David Stokes Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:50:13 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=2071#comment-1323 To be clear, I never said there was anything wrong with not voting on every issue. I had merely wondered how the combo of no straight ticket voting and high turnout would react, and I got my answer. That said, it is sort of pathetic to just show up to vote on one issue and not go to at least some of the others. And I'll caveat that criticism to exempt the very small number of people who consider everything and then make a conscious choice to just vote on one issue and leave the rest untouched. For most people it's just being lazy, or worse. To be clear, I never said there was anything wrong with not voting on every issue. I had merely wondered how the combo of no straight ticket voting and high turnout would react, and I got my answer. That said, it is sort of pathetic to just show up to vote on one issue and not go to at least some of the others. And I’ll caveat that criticism to exempt the very small number of people who consider everything and then make a conscious choice to just vote on one issue and leave the rest untouched. For most people it’s just being lazy, or worse.

]]> By: Joe Nonnenkamp http://www.showmedaily.org/2008/12/and-now-an-answer-to-my-question-on-voter-drop-off.html/comment-page-1#comment-1322 Joe Nonnenkamp Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:44:41 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=2071#comment-1322 Mr. Smith is correct in pointing out that due to federal agression (especially since the Seventeenth Amendment) increasingly nullifies the importance of state governments. There's nothing wrong with not voting on every single position/issue. Mr. Smith is correct in pointing out that due to federal agression (especially since the Seventeenth Amendment) increasingly nullifies the importance of state governments.

There’s nothing wrong with not voting on every single position/issue.

]]> By: Josh Smith http://www.showmedaily.org/2008/12/and-now-an-answer-to-my-question-on-voter-drop-off.html/comment-page-1#comment-1307 Josh Smith Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:09:36 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=2071#comment-1307 This is understandable and sad for two reasons. The federal government has become so powerful in people's lives that they 1)think the president is the only government official worth worrying about and 2)ignore the government offices much closer to them and their problems, the ones more likely to be able to address them individually. I am for free markets, but I am also for decentralized governments. If government solutions can work, they will work best when they are closest to those affected. This is understandable and sad for two reasons.
The federal government has become so powerful in people’s lives that they 1)think the president is the only government official worth worrying about and 2)ignore the government offices much closer to them and their problems, the ones more likely to be able to address them individually. I am for free markets, but I am also for decentralized governments. If government solutions can work, they will work best when they are closest to those affected.

]]> By: PME http://www.showmedaily.org/2008/12/and-now-an-answer-to-my-question-on-voter-drop-off.html/comment-page-1#comment-1300 PME Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:45:00 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=2071#comment-1300 I completely agree. Why wait 2 hours at the polls to just barely have your voice heard? I have a suggestion, during that 2 hour wait, educate yourself on all those races. The lower down the race the more impact it will probably have on your day to day life. People need to take an active role and cash in the currency that gives them a stake in our democracy when they can. Thanks again for doing that panel you were awesome. I completely agree. Why wait 2 hours at the polls to just barely have your voice heard? I have a suggestion, during that 2 hour wait, educate yourself on all those races. The lower down the race the more impact it will probably have on your day to day life. People need to take an active role and cash in the currency that gives them a stake in our democracy when they can.

Thanks again for doing that panel you were awesome.

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