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   And WEBB WINS IT IN VA!! Woo Hoo...the Dem's are back in power...

	I distinctly remember someone calling them the "defeatocrats"...lol...

	It's Thursday Friday people!! Have a great long weekend!

	Slug'n till 2010

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getmehome pweeze Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote getmehome pweeze Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Off Topic: PLEASE VOTE NOVEMBER 7th Posted: 09 Nov 2006 at 8:38am
	And WEBB WINS IT IN VA!! Woo Hoo...the Dem's are back in power... I distinctly remember someone calling them the "defeatocrats"...lol... It's Thursday Friday people!! Have a great long weekend! Slug'n till 2010

sluDgE Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote sluDgE Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 2006 at 5:48am
	And the results are interesting. [:I]

goober Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote goober Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Nov 2006 at 4:57pm
	Cory Stewart won the chairman seat!!! Since he is a slug, let's see if he can do something about HOT and support the slug system. I know that HOT is not under his purview, but maybe he can influence the higher ups at VDOT. Goober

getmehome pweeze Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote getmehome pweeze Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Nov 2006 at 9:57am
	Hope you all did your part yesterday- I know I got my sticker!! Now its just a wait to see who wins it in VA and Montana...any word yet?? Slug'n till 2010

N_or_S_bound Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 20 May 2005 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote N_or_S_bound Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Nov 2006 at 12:36pm
	quote: Originally posted by raymond [br]NoSb, I never said that I have disdain for our system of government. I recognize all its merits and flaws, and there are many of each. While far from perfect, I agree that it is the best form of government on Earth! However, I also recognize my right, and my obligation to take a critical view. This is not defeatist, it is a demonstration of ownership and pride in our imperfect system, as opposed to apathy. If I didn't care, I wouldn't complain so much! I also believe our government is imperfect by design, a system that is constantly in a state of evolution, constantly analyzed, criticised, and revised to adapt to the needs of the populace. So when you ask, "where will I go?" Nowhere, I'll not abandon a system that is better for all the criticism I can heap on it! Its my duty as a citizen to be critical of the government! Be critical, be heard, seek change, VOTE! Good response, fwiw. NoSb SOV because you can, HOV because you care!

SpongeBob Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote SpongeBob Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Nov 2006 at 11:51am
	Like all good social constructs, a government is a balancing act: how do you accommodate the need to change occasionally with a damping down of fad-ism and short-term thinking? But if you look at the Founders, they were trying to set up an agrarian state, not a business state. Land ownership, not wealth or credit, was the measuring stick for social position. They were also living in a different social milieu. People were not independent -- they were links in a chain of allegiances, all the way from the indentured servant up to the King. As prominent landowners and businessmen (Lords, as it were,) Washington and Jefferson & Co. were near the top of a patronage system. When they acted, they did so on behalf of, as Washington called them, "my people", by which he meant the slaves and freeholders on his properties, his wife and dependents, and those in his "entourage". When a landowner voted, it was like the British House of Lords voting. Not surprising that they limited the franchise, just as the Romans did in the beginning of their empire, and the British did at that time.

n/a Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 17 Dec 2001 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote n/a Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Nov 2006 at 11:22am
	NoSb, I never said that I have disdain for our system of government. I recognize all its merits and flaws, and there are many of each. While far from perfect, I agree that it is the best form of government on Earth! However, I also recognize my right, and my obligation to take a critical view. This is not defeatist, it is a demonstration of ownership and pride in our imperfect system, as opposed to apathy. If I didn't care, I wouldn't complain so much! I also believe our government is imperfect by design, a system that is constantly in a state of evolution, constantly analyzed, criticised, and revised to adapt to the needs of the populace. So when you ask, "where will I go?" Nowhere, I'll not abandon a system that is better for all the criticism I can heap on it! Its my duty as a citizen to be critical of the government! Be critical, be heard, seek change, VOTE!

colossus911 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 19 May 2006 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote colossus911 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Nov 2006 at 10:50am
	VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE...yes I am copying GTMP but that should be the message for us all.

getmehome pweeze Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote getmehome pweeze Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Nov 2006 at 10:35am
	VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE....yes, I am a broken record. Ah, one more day, and the end of malicious ad campaigns comes to and end!! Suh-weet relief! Slug'n till 2010

getmehome pweeze Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote getmehome pweeze Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Nov 2006 at 2:12pm
	Another link to help you find out where you go to vote: http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Voter_Information/Where_Do_I_Vote/Polling_Place_Lookup_request.asp VOTE VOTE VOTE-DO YOUR PART GET OUT THERE AND VOTE!!! Slug'n till 2010