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Virginia Requires Pledge to Vote in Primaries

Posted: December 28th, 2011, 4:12 pm
by skywalker5291
VA announced today that they will require anyone who wants to vote in the upcoming primary to sign a pledge saying they will vote for the GOP nominee regardless of who it is. If someone refuses to sign the pledge they will be barred from voting. I understand you could sign the pledge and then just lie and vote for whoever but the fact that this is being allowed is both sickening and terrifying.

Thoughts?

Re: Virginia Requires Pledge to Vote in Primaries

Posted: December 28th, 2011, 5:46 pm
by LUconn
I'll need a link to that. It sounds like something a Liberty student would say.

Re: Virginia Requires Pledge to Vote in Primaries

Posted: December 28th, 2011, 5:48 pm
by LUconn
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virg ... r-1572784/


That's dumb. It's not scary, but just another reason not to vote.

Re: Virginia Requires Pledge to Vote in Primaries

Posted: December 28th, 2011, 6:10 pm
by jbock13
Yeah, Virginia GOP... that's really all you need to know. They disgust me.

Re: Virginia Requires Pledge to Vote in Primaries

Posted: December 28th, 2011, 9:14 pm
by skywalker5291
http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/d ... r-1572784/

Barring someone from voting is always a scary thing. On top of that Iowa is moving the vote counting to a secret location. This country is getting more secretive everyday.

Re: Virginia Requires Pledge to Vote in Primaries

Posted: December 28th, 2011, 9:17 pm
by jbock13
conspiracy... somebody please call Jesse Ventura...

Re: Virginia Requires Pledge to Vote in Primaries

Posted: December 29th, 2011, 11:02 am
by LUconn
skywalker5291 wrote:http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/d ... r-1572784/

Barring someone from voting is always a scary thing. On top of that Iowa is moving the vote counting to a secret location. This country is getting more secretive everyday.
Primaries in most states only allow party members to vote anyway. So that's more than 50% of people being barred to start. Also, primary elections are organized by the party itself, so any rules that they want to restrict themselves with or shoot themselves in the foot with is not scary, or the road to fascism or whatever other scary terms you want to use. But it is pretty stupid, and there's no way I would sign something like that. I may actually show up just to be turned away. More than likely I'll just forget though.

Re: Virginia Requires Pledge to Vote in Primaries

Posted: December 29th, 2011, 12:42 pm
by R i
Its not a new gimmick. And its not binding. I just hope it doesnt backfire.