I voted for the first time

by Mackin 21 Replies latest jw friends

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  rosalyn

  I definitely have socialist leanings thanks to my commie son. It felt so good to vote the first time but I think I voted badly... Think I voted for the Conservatives but I didn't care. I was touching the ballot and the pencil and I was in that polling booth.

  Don't understand all the issues when election times come around but am slowly learning. I could tell you the history of some these political parties and how they got their start. Just not good at keeping up with current events the way I should. But I don't worry about it too much. Just learn what my wee brain is capable of.

  congratulations on another step to freedom of thought.

  rosalyn
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  Guest 77

  I not only voted but ran as a candidate, try that on for size. People know me as a JW.

  Guest 77
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  Stephanus

  Congrats Chris! As you know, I was in Auckland to attend an election night party thrown by the Portuguese Consul. I find your NZ political system (and cast of characters) much more interesting and entertaining than our silly lot here in Oz. I met a bloke at the party I attended who wanted to vote for the "Anti-Capitalist Party" candidate, just so the poor guy could boast that someone had voted for him. Another bloke there who claims to be a little left of centre claimed he'd voted fascist (Rodney Hide). Did you vote for Nandor (you kind of remind me of him! )? Did you have any trouble figuring the system out? I note that in NZ, How-to-vote cards are illegal, so it must be a bit of challenge figuring out who's who.

  Beck,

  Winston did okay - I think NZ first got about 10 seats, IIRC. The real surprise was Peter Dunne's mob - they got quite a few seats too, and it looks like they'll be supporting Labour in Parliament. Jim Anderton won Wigram again, so with 1+% of the party vote, his party got one more candidate; they formed another coalition with Labour. The big loser was Laila Harre - the Alliance bombed bigtime!
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  Trauma_Hound

  I haven't gotten to vote yet, but I am registered, btw do you know in some other countrys witenesses are allowed to vote, like venezuela, my jw sister lived there for almost 2 years.
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  Mackin

  Stephanus,

  ME look like Nandoor????? You need your glasses fixed dude. My dreadlocks are much shorter than Nandoor's and he's much better on a skateboard than me.

  Mackin.
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  Stephanus

  You need your glasses fixed dude. My dreadlocks are much shorter than Nandoor's and he's much better on a skateboard than me.

  I kept hoping I'd run into Nandor; I've been told that he quite often rides that skateboard on Queen Street. I kept having dirty unwashed members of his party handing out his party's literature to me, however - a fat lot of good, considering I can't vote in NZ!

  So how did you vote? Who got your electorate vote, and who got your party vote? You strike me as a Judith Tizzard/Jim Anderton kind of guy...
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  Mackin

  Nah, I voted for Helen's party. And Helen's guy in my electorate was Mark Gosche, he got back in by heaps. No-one else was even close.
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  Stephanus

  I hate electorates that never change hands - safe seats. I live in one of those, and it sucks! I'm surprised that a car-driving Aucklander like yourself voted for more trains that nobody will use, rather than for roads that nobody's going to get!
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  Vivamus

  First time I voted was May, this year. I stepped into the election office and handed in my voting card. Voting had to be done electronically and since it was my first time, I looked at that thing as if it was from outer space. And I stammered a question on how to proceed, I felt like a real nitwit. But the act of selecting my candidate felt so tremendous good!

  I left that office with a brilliant smile, people even stared at me - probably wondering what I had done in that booth....

  Viv.
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  alfie

  Since leaving the WBTS,I've voted in two elections,one provincial and one federal.Although I felt a little strange, after twenty five years of not being involved in the political system, I did know what to do as I'd voted before becoming a Witness. Since the last election, I've become much more involved in politics, to the point where I'm actively seeking to reform the electoral process here in Canada.

  CIAO4NIAO!

  alfie