The summary pretty much speaks for itself. It might be a solution to the declining voter turnout.
-- nick_n_uit, Sep 27 2000

votelottery http://www.halfbake...om/idea/votelottery
Or just a big jackpot. [jutta, Sep 27 2000]

Good idea, but do we really *want* the votes of a whole bunch of dumbass, white-trash rednecks who show up and vote for any old schmuck just because they can win a prize?
-- BigThor, Sep 27 2000


And why not? They're citizens too, and they should be represented.
-- egnor, Sep 27 2000


Whattaya mean Ah cain't get no beer until Ah vote? That's UnUhmerican. Who's the Prezeedent, oh yeah Wayull Ahma votin for the other feller, who's he? Who? I didn't lahk that sumbit's ol' man either. Ah hayull ahll go wit the south yeeeehaaaaw. Ahm a *belch* Tensee Volnteer, Yassuh Ah is. Ah'll be back fo mah beer an' mah raffer ticket. Wha not? Ahs a ciziten an ah shul be repersentedlahk.
-- thumbwax, Sep 27 2000


Ravenswood: You seem to think that you can only vote for the two major party candidates. There were three or four other parties listed, plus a place where you could vote for parties and candidates not listed. Depending on your philosophy, you're either a) wasting your vote, which if you're a voluntary nonvoter you wouldn't care anyway, or b) helping bring about an interesting situation. Even after the whole recount thing, I would love to see the run for the Presidency to come down to Ren Hoek and Stimpson J. Cat vs. Jean-Luc Picard and Spock, or something of the sort.
-- nick_n_uit, Jan 21 2001


Ladies and gentlemen, as the ahdea - as proposed - contains nary a provision as to whear the raffle monies would come from, ahm afraid I haff to vote agin it.
-- phoenix, Feb 27 2002



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