Voters' Info

[XXXWriterDude]

A friend of mine was wondering if there was a really good site that informs gay and lesbian voters of the platforms of the various candidates and propositions. Anyone know about such a thing?

[GAYVNJeff]

If you are a voter in Los Angeles here is what the Stonewall Democratic Club is recommending:

http://www.stonewall-dems.org/

I've IM'd Mark Foley for the republican recommendations but he hasn't gotten back to me.

[CorbinFisher_BD]

Human Rights Campaign website might have some useful info on that front.

[Xstr8guy]

Voting anything other than a straight Dem ticket is suicide. Sure, not all Dems are gay-friendly but it's better than the alternative.

[CorbinFisher_BD]

Hrm I dunno. Party-line voters are the reason people like George W. Bush are in office.

[IdolKnights]

Hrm I dunno. Party-line voters are the reason people like George W. Bush are in office.

Party Line voters are also people caught up on what other people say as fact over opinion.

[Xstr8guy]

Hrm I dunno. Party-line voters are the reason people like George W. Bush are in office.

I would normally agree with you but we need to vote as a block or continue to lose to the republicans. Don't forget what Ralph Nader did to the election in 2000. We need to turn the tides of leadership in this country FIRST. And then we can vote the issues rather than just voting AGAINST the current leadership.

[Lee]

Voting anything other than a straight Dem ticket is suicide. Sure, not all Dems are gay-friendly but it's better than the alternative.

I disagree, voting for someone you think is 'cool' or voting for someone that one of your friends has told you to vote for is suicide.

If you dont know who to vote for, or what the policies of the candidates running are, the simple answer is dont vote at all.

Id much rather those individuals that have no clue about politics, candidates, or what voting in this years congressional elections means for the country stay at home and stick their thumb up their ass like they have been doing all year, than actually going to the polls and ticking any old box they feel like ticking because they were told to 'go and vote' without knowing anything about anything.

Regards,

Lee

[XXXWriterDude]

I would normally agree with you but we need to vote as a block or continue to lose to the republicans. Don't forget what Ralph Nader did to the election in 2000. We need to turn the tides of leadership in this country FIRST. And then we can vote the issues rather than just voting AGAINST the current leadership.

I agree. I think this is one of those times where I may have to sacrifice a few important issues for the good of "the bigger picture." That may mean I vote a Democrat who opposes gay marriage into office, but chances are that if the majority of folks in the House are Democrat, then our voices are being heard and represented anyway. I haven't decided for sure yet, but I'm leaning toward a party line vote right now.

[Xstr8guy]

I disagree, voting for someone you think is 'cool' or voting for someone that one of your friends has told you to vote for is suicide.

If you dont know who to vote for, or what the policies of the candidates running are, the simple answer is dont vote at all.

Id much rather those individuals that have no clue about politics, candidates, or what voting in this years congressional elections means for the country stay at home and stick their thumb up their ass like they have been doing all year, than actually going to the polls and ticking any old box they feel like ticking because they were told to 'go and vote' without knowing anything about anything.

Regards,

Lee

Can you even vote in U.S. elections Lee?

Wow! I struck a nerve, I guess. I suppose you all know exactly where EVERY single candidate on your ballot stands? REALLY?! I'm reasonably well-informed. I watch the news, read the political blogs and the papers, etc. But I couldn't tell you the first thing about the candidates for the Railroad Commission. But you can bet I'll vote Dem.

I'm just really freaking tired of Republicans controlling every single aspect of our Federal government and my State government. And if myself and others feel the same way and we all vote straight Dem, then maybe we can send a message. And THEN I can vote the issues. But right now, I'm in survival mode. I DEMAND CHANGE!

[Lee]

Can you even vote in U.S. elections Lee?

Well i have the last few elections so i guess i can LOL

I suppose you all know exactly where EVERY single candidate on your ballot stands?

No i dont, but i do know which candidates ill be voting for, and where the candidates im voting for stand. Im not voting for them based on their party affiliations, im voting for them based on what their stances are on the issues that i feel are important.. To me.

What im actually pissed at, there are some ammendments locally that are important so far as zoning and building height laws go and neither Gary or I are eligable to vote on them for some reason

In essence, if the vote goes one way, zoning will be kept as it is now, for eternity and never be allowed to change, if it goes the other way, zoning *might* change over the course of the next 10-15 years.

Id much rather zoning laws had the ability to change than be stuck where they are now but unfortunately, we get no say on the ammendments

The other thing that pisses me off about these types of ammendment is the wording being used, a 'yes' vote actually becomes a 'no' vote and vice versa because of how its worded, no wonder so many people fuck their votes up

Regards,

Lee

[desslock]

Yes. I agree.... all the websites mentioned earlier are excellent resources to tell you, the monolithic, single celled creature called "gay / lesbian voter", what you are supposed to think.

Steve

[Xstr8guy]

Well i have the last few elections so i guess i can LOL

I apologize, that was cheap of me.

[Xstr8guy]

Just so you don't think I'm a mindless Democratic robot... I will NOT vote for Hillary if she wins the Democratic nomination in 2008. She is the WORST kind of politician... wishy-washy with no firm opinions. She just says what she thinks people want to hear. And she's usually wrong.

However, I would vote for Bill again if it were possible.

[XXXWriterDude]

Im not voting for them based on their party affiliations, im voting for them based on what their stances are on the issues that i feel are important... To me.

See, I think that in certain times it's more important to vote for the greater good than for what I'm going to get out of it. I'd gladly pay more taxes if it meant that the environment would be better looked after or if the poor had a better shot at adequate health care. Voting in a Democratic block is one way to shift the power back to the people who generally care about the issues that I feel are important to the American people--and to the survival of America as the Land of the Free--the way it was originally conceived, not the bastardized version the right-wing has forced upon us in the last 6 years. After the Dems are back in office, THEN we can work on the individual issues. But for now, I think it's important just to "take back the House."