Posted on 08/05/2004 1:13:59 PM PDT by wagglebee
Would you care to give a rough guess-timate at how many votes The Prez might get from the Amish in PA and in OH?
I'd be interested to know.
Can the Amish use an electronic voting machine?
What smarmy assh*les the Democrats are.
They can use any electronic appliance, they just can't own it.
Even if some Amish are conscience-stricken on that point, they can always mail in a ballot.
Bird-In-Hand; isn't that close to Intercourse?
wideawake wrote:
"If I know Republicans and their grass-roots operations, they'll spend most of their time trying to phone bank the Amish," said Kerry spokesman Mark Nevins.
What smarmy assh*les the Democrats are.
I think it depends on the type of Amish sect they belong to. I remember reading an article about cell phones and the Amish. From what I recall it was okay to use cell phones as long as they weren't kept in the house, but in an outbuilding and only for emergency use. It's my belief that the Amish have the most to lose should the ''the state is my mother, the state is my father'' democratics take over this country.
Just to stir things up....
( and 'cos I like you!)
*ping*
I've been to Bird-In-Hand and the Stoltzfus name is everywhere.
I find the Rep effort among these people appropriate, but I have to wonder about it also. Reminds me of Hillary's work with the Jewish enclaves in upstate NY. Maybe that's just a sign of the times.
Ive known plenty that have cell phones. Mainly youngsters though. Also have TV and stereo but use a car battery and DC->AC inverter (or whatever theyre called) to run them, assuming theyre still living at home.
Otherwise, if theyre living in an apartment or something theyve got everything that everybody else has, usually.
Dont know if they technically qualify as Amish though since those are the ones that havent yet officially decided to join up.
Nice bit of religious intolerance from the Kerry spokesman.
Can the Amish use an electronic voting machine?
Yes. There is nothing inherently evil in modern appliances or electricity. The Amish live a lifestyle where they do not become dependent on such devices. They don't want to be tied to the physical luxuries of living here on Earth since they see this as just a temporary stay before the everlasting.
The big question that the Amish have is "where to draw the line" when it comes to accepting some device.
Hey Owl, I can probably find out the Amish population figures from an almanac, but what about that most highly prized presidential demographic, the Amish NASCAR dad? You're from that neck of the woods, any guesstimate?
He does although he doesn't understand the reason (generally at least an elder of some sort would have a phone).
He meant his comment as a dig at the Bush Campaign team. He insulted the "backwards" Amish in the process.
East/West coast liberals will never understand Bush Country.
that's OK. we'll just email them instead!
Yes, he is; the Kerry spokesman's implication is that Republicans are too stupid to know that and would thus try to call Amish people on the phone.
Sticking your head in the sand and refusing to believe that outside events have any influence on you is not the way to live. I hear that only about half of the Amish stay in the culture once they reach the age of majority but even with that, their numbers are still growing. If nothing else, become involved in the world just to influence it for your children that will leave the Amish community.
As a matter of fact . . . it is! A straight shot on 340.
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