Gatyr’s rant

My topic for this rant is our voting system, and the ignorance that comes with it.

Ok, so i see these mtv ads for getting people to register to vote so they can voice their opinion. When i was watching the comercial, i saw one person that stood out, mainly for the way he looked. He looked like the mis-informed type of guy. The one that would be inclined to make a wrong descision based on what he knows. I know this is wrong of me, but whatever. It got me thinking even more.

How is it that one vote from a complete idiot that will only go for one candidate because the people they know are all going for that person can equal a vote from someone like sandman or oldsoldier? How is it that someone who is voting for one person simply because he likes the way the name sounds count as much as someone that has their life based around politics?

Example: I have a friend that gets into really heated debates about politics. His main points? Well, he constantly says that kerry is nothing but a "<female dog> that lies". He says that at least bush can get us past 9/11 and at least he isnt hiding under his desk like any democrat would. But wait, it gets better. There is someone here who is running for congress. His last opponent was a guy named George Fastuca. My friend is willing to argue with me until the end of time the Fastuca should be the one in congress, not Ted poe, simply because he has a cooler name. Now, this is the same person that hates democrats no matter what. Geroge Fastuca was the Democrat in the election.

My friend doesnt even know who is running for what party. And yet he is going to count as much as everyone else who votes. Does ayone else see a problem with this? I find it funny/sad that the population was entrusted to be smart enough to pick the better candidate, when there are many people like him that are gonna be voting.

I dont know of any effective solutions to this problem, but i needed to yell at someone, and no one listens to me at school, and my mommy's asleep.

quizl wrote: so smarter people should have a bigger say in the election? are all the rest of us 3/5 of a person? i dont think that would fly over too well.

I honestly think that some people should count more than other in the voting process. There are way more morons in this country than there areinformed citezens.

I saw what you said after i posted. And i know plenty about the electoral college and all that crap. We went over it today in US history. People vote. The party with the most votes send their representitives out to vote in washing shortly after the normal person gets to vote. The democrats choose the democrat, the republicans chooes the republicans, usually. Who ever gets the most votes wins.

But what election is that for? The president. Is it like that for everything? I dont think it is(correct me if im wrong).

But it doesnt matter who gets to choose who the president is in the end, because that moron will have as much say as someone who knows enough about politics.