What will you be doing on 6th May 2010?

@gazlan wrote:

well I am particularly good at drawing pluto

as for not voting being immoral…….. yes… it is. Immorality shows lack of regard for accepted conduct, a lack of discipline or an inability to keep to the code of behaviour accepted by society. Our society is steeped in democracy, and the mainstay of democracy is the right to vote.

Take that away and you end up with fascist regimes!

Well you certainly appear to be spaced out……. :lol:

Complete nonsense………i dont vote so i have no right to complain about the disgraceful act of war now being perpetrated in the middle east and beyond? One of the main reasons these Islamic insurgents fight the west is because they dont want their democracy….steeped in hypocrisy, greed and blatant abuse of power….that pankurst woman must be turning in her grave :roll:
The right to vote also gives rise to the fascist groups who over time, change their public persona and…..some take advantage of that right to vote for these…. now that is immoral. And before democracy????? all immoral ??????………Rubbish!!!!!!!!

If you don’t want to vote thats fine, but in my opinion, you negate any right to have a go at the government that gets in. If you don’t like any of the political parties, you can make a statement by spoiling your ballot paper. You are showing a distinct lack of knowledge about how this country is actually run. And.. you obviously don’t approve of due democratic process.

And yes tictax.. it was generally considered a civil duty to vote. One person one vote. :D

As for “that pankurst woman” as you call her….. The suffragettes wanted a political voice in this country in the form of votes for women, and got them. Women are of course kept from having a voice in some countries because they are an intelligent and diplomatic force that some male orientated societies find threatening. And lest we all forget, men in this country didn’t get the vote until 1884. Or had you assumed that everyone has always been able to vote in this country? When so many people fought for equality and the right to vote, its a sad indictment that so many miss the whole point!

Voting on who should get into power in a local or a general election is a way to be choose how you want the country to be run. Saying your vote won’t make any difference is defeatest and ignorant.

I won’t get into a war of words with you as regards what Islam thinks or doesn’t think. We are discussing voting and the rights of everyone in a “free” country to vote on who they want to govern them.

Shove that in your bubble pipe and get high on it!
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That is apathetic of you Pete …… and pointless. Nobody is going to know that you didn’t vote because you disagree with the way all the parties behave. But if you vote for a party that DOES have policies that you agree with, then your vote will count.

There are lots of parties, you do not always have to vote either Labour or Tory.

And every MP elected from one of the “smaller” parties means one less politician in parliament for the big 2. It makes it more difficult for them to rail road policies and laws through.