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Thread: Voting 3rd party and wasted vote quote..

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    Voting 3rd party and wasted vote quote..

    A while ago someone posted a link to an article about a great argument why there is no such thing as a wasted vote.

    Basically it was just a paragraph or so long that someone had said about why voting 3rd party was viable and how its not a throw away vote for several reasons.

    I am pretty sure it was a link to rockwell but its been a while so i forget.

    Anyone know what i am talking about? hehehe i had the quote saved but have lost it and need it again for an argument.

    Plus my search-fu is pretty damn weak today along with google-fu



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    Same as voting 1st or 2nd party.

    LRC has it's own search faciility.

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    I've seen lots of those here. Seems like most of the best were from our members, not links.
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    I think John Quincy Adams said it best:

    "Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.”
    Quote Originally Posted by timosman View Post
    This is getting silly.
    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    It started silly.
    T.S. Eliot's The Hollow Men

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    I part ways with "libertarianism" when it transitions from ideology grounded in logic into self-defeating autism for the sake of ideological purity.

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    I ALWAYS vote for the principle of NOT VOTING.

    "Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.”

    I like it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Truth Warrior View Post
    Same as voting 1st or 2nd party.

    LRC has it's own search faciility.
    yueah i tried that ... i suck hahaha too much out there on wasted votes.


    I am trying to remember teh article exactly, but basically it said how voting 3rd party isnt a wasted vote for several reasons. It was about a paragraph or so long. cjasdjlskdaslkj hahah i wish i still had the link.

    I know it is posted on here somewere... if only i didnt suck at search.

    I am sure someone knows what i am talking about.

    It was probably the greatest argument on why there is no such thing as a wasted vote.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Truth Warrior View Post
    I ALWAYS vote for the principle of NOT VOTING.

    "Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.”

    I like it!
    But if you don't vote at all, your vote is never found...
    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    We believe our lying eyes...

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    Quote Originally Posted by acptulsa View Post
    But if you don't vote at all, your vote is never found...


    Kinda like Diebold, hunh?

    Last edited by Truth Warrior; 07-01-2008 at 07:11 AM.



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    Quote Originally Posted by losinglife View Post
    yueah i tried that ... i suck hahaha too much out there on wasted votes.


    I am trying to remember teh article exactly, but basically it said how voting 3rd party isnt a wasted vote for several reasons. It was about a paragraph or so long. cjasdjlskdaslkj hahah i wish i still had the link.

    I know it is posted on here somewere... if only i didnt suck at search.

    I am sure someone knows what i am talking about.

    It was probably the greatest argument on why there is no such thing as a wasted vote.
    http://www.lewrockwell.com/thornton/thornton26.html ???

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    Quote Originally Posted by Truth Warrior View Post
    Kinda like Diebold, hunh?
    Yeah, you non-voters just love to rub it in...
    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    We believe our lying eyes...

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    Quote Originally Posted by acptulsa View Post
    Yeah, you non-voters just love to rub it in...
    Diebold Variations
    http://homepage.mac.com/rcareaga/diebold/adworks.htm

    Rub rub, rub rub!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Truth Warrior View Post
    negative.

    I remember the paragraph/quote wasnt originated by the author of the article. He used it as his way of saying that it was the best argument against the throw away vote mentality becuase they said it better than he ever could.

    blah.. if only i had better search skeeelz.

    also i believe it was linked on here before april 22nd cause i used it in argument prior to the PA primaries.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Truth Warrior View Post
    Diebold Variations
    http://homepage.mac.com/rcareaga/diebold/adworks.htm

    Rub rub, rub rub!
    Little lower, please--one of my virtual muscles is stiff...

    That site gets better and better! But "because charm and wit can only get you so far" is still the best!
    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    We believe our lying eyes...

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    Quote Originally Posted by acptulsa View Post
    Little lower, please--one of my virtual muscles is stiff...

    That site gets better and better! But "because charm and wit can only get you so far" is still the best!
    Talk to your wife about that!

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    Quote Originally Posted by losinglife View Post
    negative.

    I remember the paragraph/quote wasnt originated by the author of the article. He used it as his way of saying that it was the best argument against the throw away vote mentality becuase they said it better than he ever could.

    blah.. if only i had better search skeeelz.

    also i believe it was linked on here before april 22nd cause i used it in argument prior to the PA primaries.
    http://www.google.com/custom?sa=Sear...ewrockwell.com

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    Quote Originally Posted by losinglife View Post
    A while ago someone posted a link to an article about a great argument why there is no such thing as a wasted vote.

    Basically it was just a paragraph or so long that someone had said about why voting 3rd party was viable and how its not a throw away vote for several reasons.

    I am pretty sure it was a link to rockwell but its been a while so i forget.

    Anyone know what i am talking about? hehehe i had the quote saved but have lost it and need it again for an argument.

    Plus my search-fu is pretty damn weak today along with google-fu

    We wrote an article on June 17
    http://www.restoretherepublic.org/?p=170

    Not sure if this is the article your referencing, but here you go anyway.
    "Poverty of the state exchequer causes an army to be maintained by contributions from a distance. Contributing to maintain an army at a distance causes the people to be impoverished."
    Sun Tzu

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    PokeTheEye.ORG



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    Why vote for the winner if they destroy the country? Does that make you feel better that you didn't "waste" your vote?

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    whoa, i actually see a bob barr ad on the bottom of the page.
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    Quote Originally Posted by torchbearer View Post
    whoa, i actually see a bob barr ad on the bottom of the page.
    Personally, I'm really enjoying the change from the 24/7 McCain ads.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Truth Warrior View Post
    Personally, I'm really enjoying the change from the 24/7 McCain ads.
    +1 !
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    I think I might have posted an artcile very similar to what you are talking about - unfortunately, I no longer work at the place I did when I posted it, so I lost that copy of the text - however, i might have it at home... I will check later tonight..
    I am Ron Paul.
    We are Ron Paul.

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    Quote Originally Posted by salinaspaul View Post
    I think I might have posted an artcile very similar to what you are talking about - unfortunately, I no longer work at the place I did when I posted it, so I lost that copy of the text - however, i might have it at home... I will check later tonight..
    coolio



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