Comments on: Clear your Calendar for the Washington State Caucus! http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/06/clear-your-calendar-for-the-caucus/ Politics of the People Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:42:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: slim http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/06/clear-your-calendar-for-the-caucus/#comment-43652 slim Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:34:23 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/06/clear-your-calendar-for-the-caucus/#comment-43652 Allen, I understand what you're saying; I'm sure many people do not have the opportunity to attend the caucuses. But having attended in 2004, I have to say it's the closest thing to a real democracy I've experienced, particularly since we don't get to go to polling places anymore and just vote alone at our kitchen tables. There's something to be said for hashing out the issues with your neighbors, particularly since so many of us live such isolated lives these days, going from home to work to home again, turning on the teevee and never associating with anyone beyond our four walls. I know caucuses are not the answer, but they are a chance to meet your community of fellow dems. I wouldn't want to give up caucuses unless we're going to go back to in-person voting for primaries - maybe <strong>that</strong> could be on a Saturday instead of a Tuesday! Allen, I understand what you’re saying; I’m sure many people do not have the opportunity to attend the caucuses. But having attended in 2004, I have to say it’s the closest thing to a real democracy I’ve experienced, particularly since we don’t get to go to polling places anymore and just vote alone at our kitchen tables.

There’s something to be said for hashing out the issues with your neighbors, particularly since so many of us live such isolated lives these days, going from home to work to home again, turning on the teevee and never associating with anyone beyond our four walls.

I know caucuses are not the answer, but they are a chance to meet your community of fellow dems. I wouldn’t want to give up caucuses unless we’re going to go back to in-person voting for primaries - maybe that could be on a Saturday instead of a Tuesday!

]]> By: admin http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/06/clear-your-calendar-for-the-caucus/#comment-43644 admin Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:36:15 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/06/clear-your-calendar-for-the-caucus/#comment-43644 Allen, Not sure if your comments are directed specifically towards the d4v admin or the general public. The purpose of the post announcement above is only to inform people with the goal of increasing participation in our democracy as it exists today. It does not constitute an endorsement of how the process works. The personal opinion of the administrator is in complete agreement with your comments. Unfortunately many people are going to mail in their Democratic ballots and skip the caucus (some because they must due to other commitments) incorrectly believing they are participating. Allen,

Not sure if your comments are directed specifically towards the d4v admin or the general public.

The purpose of the post announcement above is only to inform people with the goal of increasing participation in our democracy as it exists today. It does not constitute an endorsement of how the process works.

The personal opinion of the administrator is in complete agreement with your comments.

Unfortunately many people are going to mail in their Democratic ballots and skip the caucus (some because they must due to other commitments) incorrectly believing they are participating.

]]> By: Allen http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/06/clear-your-calendar-for-the-caucus/#comment-43642 Allen Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:23:30 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/06/clear-your-calendar-for-the-caucus/#comment-43642 Why is the taxpayers money being wasted on the mail in ballots when the demo's wont count them? What happens when a person who wants to vote happens to have to work during the caucus hours? REAL SIMPLE, THEY DON'T GET TO VOTE. ISN'T IT TIME TO CHANGE THIS WASTE TO TAXPAYERS MONEY? Just use the mail in ballots, or have people vote like they would in normal elections. But NO, BOTH parties like to waste taxpayers money for this BS. AND YOU SUPPORT THIS BS? You should be ashamed of yourself. And did they taxpayers get to vote on who pays for this primary? Both political parties should pay for it, not the taxpayers. THAT IS ALSO FAIR. Please explain your views on how you support raping the taxpayers again. Other wise, start raising hell to change it. Why is the taxpayers money being wasted on the mail in ballots when the demo’s wont count them? What happens when a person who wants to vote happens to have to work during the caucus hours? REAL SIMPLE, THEY DON’T GET TO VOTE.

ISN’T IT TIME TO CHANGE THIS WASTE TO TAXPAYERS MONEY? Just use the mail in ballots, or have people vote like they would in normal elections. But NO, BOTH parties like to waste taxpayers money for this BS. AND YOU SUPPORT THIS BS? You should be ashamed of yourself.

And did they taxpayers get to vote on who pays for this primary? Both political parties should pay for it, not the taxpayers. THAT IS ALSO FAIR. Please explain your views on how you support raping the taxpayers again. Other wise, start raising hell to change it.

]]> By: Allen http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/06/clear-your-calendar-for-the-caucus/#comment-43641 Allen Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:09:57 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/06/clear-your-calendar-for-the-caucus/#comment-43641 We as taxpayers are footing the bill for this. So why was mail in ballots mailed out if they won't count. Just how much money was wasted on this? Don't you people think this caucus BS needs to be done away with and let people mail in or just vote on this. If not, then please explain why you believe in wasting taxpayers money! If someone is working on Sat, between the hours of 1-3, they won't be able to have their vote counted. But using mail in ballots, that is not a problem. Would one of you please explain your views on depriving peoples votes, and the waste of taxpayers money. We as taxpayers are footing the bill for this. So why was mail in ballots mailed out if they won’t count. Just how much money was wasted on this?

Don’t you people think this caucus BS needs to be done away with and let people mail in or just vote on this. If not, then please explain why you believe in wasting taxpayers money!

If someone is working on Sat, between the hours of 1-3, they won’t be able to have their vote counted. But using mail in ballots, that is not a problem.

Would one of you please explain your views on depriving peoples votes, and the waste of taxpayers money.

]]> By: admin http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/06/clear-your-calendar-for-the-caucus/#comment-43636 admin Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:58:54 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/06/clear-your-calendar-for-the-caucus/#comment-43636 Fixed this. thanks for the correction. Fixed this. thanks for the correction.

]]> By: slim http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/06/clear-your-calendar-for-the-caucus/#comment-43634 slim Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:41:10 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/06/clear-your-calendar-for-the-caucus/#comment-43634 Not to nitpick, but I believe the caucuses are officially scheduled for 1:00-3:00 pm - I don't want people getting pissy if it's not over in an hour! Not to nitpick, but I believe the caucuses are officially scheduled for 1:00-3:00 pm - I don’t want people getting pissy if it’s not over in an hour!

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