Comments on: VOTE Tomorrow http://atheists.org/blog/2009/11/02/vote-tomorrow A Blog of Atheist Thought Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:47:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: phreedm http://atheists.org/blog/2009/11/02/vote-tomorrow/comment-page-1#comment-110751 phreedm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:10:06 +0000 http://atheists.org/blog/?p=2009#comment-110751 November 3 In a Radio Address, NOVEMBER 3, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge stated: "I therefore urge upon all the voters of our country, without reference to party, that they assemble...at their respective voting places in the exercise of the high office of American citizenship, that they approach the ballot box in the spirit that they would approach a sacrament, and there, disregarding all appeals to passion and prejudice, dedicate themselves truly and wholly to the welfare of their country." Calvin Coolidge continued: "When an election is so held, it...sustains the belief that the voice of the people is the voice of God." Commenting on political candidates, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote in Democracy in America, 1835: "If a political character attacks a (religious) sect, this may not prevent even the partisans of that very sect from supporting him; but if he attacks all the sects together, every one abandons him and he remains alone... Moreover, <b>all the sects of the United States are comprised within the great unity of Christianity."</b> November 3

In a Radio Address, NOVEMBER 3, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge
stated:

“I therefore urge upon all the voters of our country, without
reference to party, that they assemble…at their respective voting
places in the exercise of the high office of American citizenship,
that they approach the ballot box in the spirit that they would
approach a sacrament,

and there, disregarding all appeals to passion and prejudice,
dedicate themselves truly and wholly to the welfare of their
country.”

Calvin Coolidge continued:

“When an election is so held, it…sustains the belief that the voice
of the people is the voice of God.”

Commenting on political candidates, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote in
Democracy in America, 1835:

“If a political character attacks a (religious) sect, this may not
prevent even the partisans of that very sect from supporting him; but
if he attacks all the sects together, every one abandons him and he
remains alone…

Moreover, all the sects of the United States are comprised within the
great unity of Christianity.”

]]> By: bigsam http://atheists.org/blog/2009/11/02/vote-tomorrow/comment-page-1#comment-110750 bigsam Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:03:44 +0000 http://atheists.org/blog/?p=2009#comment-110750 Fiscal conservatives are not what the economy needs right now. We are up against the interest rate zero bound and the paradox of thrift. The economy will tank even worse than it already has and effectively permanent damage will be done to industry if more government spending does not occur and soon. Anybody that touts fiscal conservative ideology at this time simply does not understand the basics of economics and is inviting their own economic destruction! Fiscal conservatives are not what the economy needs right now. We are up against the interest rate zero bound and the paradox of thrift. The economy will tank even worse than it already has and effectively permanent damage will be done to industry if more government spending does not occur and soon. Anybody that touts fiscal conservative ideology at this time simply does not understand the basics of economics and is inviting their own economic destruction!

]]> By: joelwe http://atheists.org/blog/2009/11/02/vote-tomorrow/comment-page-1#comment-110744 joelwe Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:03:40 +0000 http://atheists.org/blog/?p=2009#comment-110744 I am a lifelong atheist, live in New Jersey and I gotta say, Phreedom's dead on here. Anyone who thinks religion is a bigger problem than taxes in NJ shouldn't be allowed to vote. I would love to separate the fiscal conservatives from the religious kookies, then voting would be simple, however reality doesn't work that way. Me, I'm for Daggett for Governor, who is a fiscal conservative and doesn't make religion an issue on way or the other which is the way it should be. I am a lifelong atheist, live in New Jersey and I gotta say, Phreedom’s dead on here. Anyone who thinks religion is a bigger problem than taxes in NJ shouldn’t be allowed to vote. I would love to separate the fiscal conservatives from the religious kookies, then voting would be simple, however reality doesn’t work that way.

Me, I’m for Daggett for Governor, who is a fiscal conservative and doesn’t make religion an issue on way or the other which is the way it should be.

]]> By: bigsam http://atheists.org/blog/2009/11/02/vote-tomorrow/comment-page-1#comment-110742 bigsam Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:17:20 +0000 http://atheists.org/blog/?p=2009#comment-110742 One issue voting is childish and plain stupid. One issue voting is childish and plain stupid.

]]> By: bigsam http://atheists.org/blog/2009/11/02/vote-tomorrow/comment-page-1#comment-110741 bigsam Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:16:14 +0000 http://atheists.org/blog/?p=2009#comment-110741 The GOP is dying! Whatever happens tomorrow the GOP is still dying. Soon it will just be a matter of when to take them off life support. Moderates are leaving the party and the party continues its spiral to greater extremes thereby pushing more voters away and on and on .... Soon all that will be left is Sarah Palin. The GOP is dying! Whatever happens tomorrow the GOP is still dying. Soon it will just be a matter of when to take them off life support. Moderates are leaving the party and the party continues its spiral to greater extremes thereby pushing more voters away and on and on …. Soon all that will be left is Sarah Palin.

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