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But at least they come out and vote.
Turnout for the Presidential vote was 84% of eligible voters.

Turnout was huge at 84-85 per cent, possibly matching the record of 84.8 per cent set for a first round in 1965.

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/04/2 ... -vote.html

And here in North America we are lucky to get what 60%?

I think we get around 64% here. Should be more.

we had 55% in the last US elections. Maybe it's a sign that the French are not as jaded towards their country's politics as we are.

It has less to do with a lot of French voting; the US has an unusually low voting rate. France probably doesn't differ much from the rest of western Europe in terms of voter turnout.

and hopefully they'll elect Sarkozy, and hopefully he'll put through his reform agenda. They need it.

Hey, they are the only people who can make an accordion not totally sound like ass...that's something!

Maybe the reason they turn out more than we do right now has to do with the fact that life there sucks by comparison....If we had their problems you would see increased turnout here. As soon as they get fat, lazy and happy like us they'll stay home too.

France sucks.

Hostile wrote:France sucks.

USA Sucks.

CDN_Merlin wrote:

Hostile wrote:France sucks.

USA Sucks.

yeah.. but at least we're Good at it! We gots tanks to back that up too!

We have beavers

Will Robinson wrote:Hey, they are the only people who can make an accordion not totally sound like ass...that's something!

And they make fantastic pastries. You gotta give them that too, Will.

It's really unfortunate that the US voting rate it as low as it is. Especially in the last Presidential election, where one would think that dueling ideologies would have caused a heightened level of voting, 55% seems pitifully low.

Sometimes I wonder if voting wouldn't improve if "Neither" was an option in polls.

CDN_Merlin wrote:We have beavers

..damn

People are disgruntled because we are locked in a two-party system, the very thing George Washington warned us about. People dont bother to vote because they know that no matter what they do its just more of the same. And it always is. People are locked in a Democrat/Republican mindset and never give an independant a second thought. Break this train of thought, and suddently you will see a higher turnout.

TW, we have about 5 parties and they all suck.

all 5 couldn't suck as terribly the same.. could they? each getting a 20% suckage ration; where here, we have a 50%. That's a MUCH bigger change of going from sucky to \"yur scrood\".

CDN_Merlin wrote:TW, we have about 5 parties and they all suck.

"Independent" is not a party.

Every party that we can vote for suck. They all promise stuff and break it the day they get elected. Everyone steals and gives contracts to people they know and the price is bloated.

CDN_Merlin wrote:

Hostile wrote:France sucks.

USA Sucks.

LOL and Canada is a simple ANNEX away from being part of the USA heh.....

Duper wrote:all 5 couldn't suck as terribly the same.. could they? each getting a 20% suckage ration; where here, we have a 50%. That's a MUCH bigger change of going from sucky to "yur scrood".

Good one... but the suckage is more than enough for all. Generally exceeding 100% each candidate.

ew.. disproportionate suckagE! ACK!

oh.. btw Merlin.. we DID have beavers here ...until the st00pis ass french trappers hunted them into regional EXTINCTION!!!

(I live Beaverton Oregon. There were tons here AT ONE TIME!) .. Canadian beavers suck.. that's why they still exist. No one wanted them.

neah!

if the US didn't go to the poles every 2 years like clockwork you'd get a higher turnout.

Hostile wrote:

CDN_Merlin wrote:

Hostile wrote:France sucks.

USA Sucks.

LOL and Canada is a simple ANNEX away from being part of the USA heh.....

Hence why USA sucks.

*watches the hate come in*

Sirius wrote:

Hostile wrote:

CDN_Merlin wrote:

Hostile wrote:France sucks.

USA Sucks.

LOL and Canada is a simple ANNEX away from being part of the USA heh.....

Hence why USA sucks.

*watches the hate come in*

We haven't annexed anyone since Hawaii, might be the only one we took in fact, and no where near as many as our European cousins so is it just the fear that we could that makes us suck?
Or was annexing Hawaii so much more egregious than taking, oh...I don't know, say... most of Africa and Asia and gobbling up dozens of countries in eastern Europe?

I wonder if we have arrived at the point where an American pointing this out qualifies as "hate"?

I think the biggest reason we have so little voter turn out is most people just don't care. To me, whoever gets voted in, will lie, steal and cheat to suit there needs.

I've watched debates on TV, read papers etc and they all promise stuff. Then the moment they are elected, they are a different person. So, they lie to you from day 1. Hence why in the 19 years I've been able to vote, I've done it about 5 times.

Doesn't matter who wins anymore, it's always the lesser of two evils and they always screw up our Country in the process.

I for one think Canada needs to stop electing French Prime Ministers.

No, it's the obsession with annexing Canada that makes the US suck. Jealous or something, hmm?

(I'm not Canadian, by the way.)

Here's some trivia:

In Belgium, not only you have a right to vote, you have an obligation to vote. If you don't show up, you are prosecuted. So we have a 100% turn up

Sirius wrote:No, it's the obsession with annexing Canada that makes the US suck. Jealous or something, hmm?

(I'm not Canadian, by the way.)

Hmm, I didn't know we had an obsession with annexing Canada. We do joke about it but I doubt seriously that anyone here really thinks we should try to do something like that. And "jealous"... I don't follow that line at all.

Will, if you annexed us into the US, you would get free wood, water and hydro, agriculture etc.

Tricord wrote:Here's some trivia:

In Belgium, not only you have a right to vote, you have an obligation to vote. If you don't show up, you are prosecuted. So we have a 100% turn up

likewise (australia). i didn't vote in the state election a few weeks back and i got sent a letter where i had to explain myself, or face a fine and/or court.

LOL....obsessed with annexing Canada. It was just a funny. Besides, why would we want to annex Canada? I mean, we would need a REALLY good reason like say..... shoring up our borders to reduce the amount of terrorists or illegals that are getting into our country or reducing the cost of our ever growing fuel needs. We never worry about these things so it's just not an issue..... errrr wait a minute.

And Merlin I think your avatar is missing something at the end like..(by being annexed by the US).

really. why would we want to add \"eh\" to our dictionaries?

oh.. this is about France ..er. France proper that is. what did they do again???

Duper wrote:oh.. this is about France ..er. France proper that is. what did they do again???

Statue of Liberty

OH STFU!

LOL!

... everyone gets lucky once in a while.