What If California’s Nonvoters… Voted? (They'd enact socialism)

Public Policy Institute of CA ^ | Sept., 06 | Public Policy Institute of CA

[churchillbuff]

To a large extent these are the recent immigrants. If - when - they start voting, it's Katie bar the door! Hold onto your wallet - or get out of California before they tax you into the poorhouse. But then, what if Bush-McCain-Kennedy-Rove succeed in turning every other state into an immigrant-saturated place, as well? No more Republican Party, no more freedom, just taxes and socialism. California today, coming tomorrow to a state near you.

[MikefromOhio]

hmmmmmm...

a late night posting from Chamberlaintroll....

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[A CA Guy]

Title says it all, they would enact socialism worse than now.

[churchillbuff]

The study, California’s Exclusive Electorate, suggests that the wide divergence in opinion among the state’s residents may be partly explained by the large racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic differences between voters and nonvoters. """

These are the people Bush wants to invite to America. Why? I can understand why Teddy Kennedy wants to open the door to tens of millions of new Democrat voters. But why does Bush support the same thing?

[Balding_Eagle]

If California’s nonvoting adult population made their voices heard at the ballot box, much of the political status quo could change—dramatically.

If the USA’s nonvoting adult population made their voices heard at the ballot box, and VOTED FOR BALDING EAGLE FOR PRESIDENT, much of the political status quo could change—dramatically.

There, THAT made just as much sense.

[calcowgirl]

Deja vu:

What If California's Nonvoters ... Voted?
Yahoo News ^ | Sept. 13, 2006 | Public Policy Institute of CA
Posted on 09/14/2006 3:40:26 PM PDT by FairOpinion

[goldstategop]

I don't see that much of a difference. This state is already deep Blue. If every illegal alien became a citizen and voted Democratic along with other Democratic-leaning groups you see this state's political leanings harden.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[churchillbuff]

oops. I checked, but didn't see that this had been posted.

[onyx]

You've had quite a number of vacations this summer.

[churchillbuff]

You've had quite a number of vacations this summer.""

Yes, my opinions aren't always welcome. Even though I signed up back in '98 - years before most of my detractors - and I've been voting Republican since Goldwater, I'm not a "conservative" because I don't like Bush's big spending, open borders and mistaken war. And because I voice my views, "freepers" who don't want truly free discussion rejoice when I get suspended. Oh, well, that's the price of not agreeing with supporters of "freedom" who demand that you agree with them - or else.

[WildBill2275]

If California’s nonvoting adult population made their voices heard at the ballot box…….
Many would be incarcerated for being a bunch of “wet backs”

California could have bigger government and higher taxes: A large majority of non voters prefer higher taxes with more services to lower taxes with fewer services (66% to 26%).
People who have nothing will always want free handouts

The neat thing is as more and more wealthy people leave California, the people who remain will have to pay the price for their own stupidity.

The bad part is as the wealthy people leave California they will take their diseased way of thinking and contaminate parts of the country populated by decent people.

[onyx]

I think you take a lot of heat for the articles you post. Your views don't bother me --- you're predictably against President Bush and his administration.

Anyway, I hope you've had a nice summer and that you can find a way to stick around this time.

[Luke Skyfreeper]

This is why I have mixed feelings about GENERALLY encouraging people at large to "Vote!" When we do that, we're inviting heck of a lot of people who either flat don't care or are unbelievably ignorant to choose the directions our country will go.

Quite a few non-voters don't do a lot else, either, except look for government handouts, which explains why they want socialism. Fortunately our system is at least a little bit self-selecting: decisions are made by people who care enough to vote. Encouraging everybody at large to "Vote!" seems possibly dangerous to me.

[Khepera]

So they would have their precious socialism if only more people would vote. Wonderful. Sounds like wishful/magical thinking.

[Prokopton]

"5...4....3...2...1....."

Did you explode?

[KC_Conspirator]

This is a stupid poll. There is a reason that people have to reach certain standards in order to vote. You have to be a citizen and you have to be of adult age capable of at least some reason.

[Prokopton]

"You have to be a citizen and you have to be of adult age capable of at least some reason."

Nope. You don't have to be capable of any reason at all to vote. Many of our politicians are proof of this.

[WOSG]

"These are the people Bush wants to invite to America. "

Er, They are ALREADY HERE. This study was about the people already in California.

Of course the liberal group who did this unhelpfully didn't break down the voters into illegals, legal immigrants, and citizens. Had they done so, the implications wrt our immigration policy's impact on voting would be obvious.

[Gigantor]

hmmmmmm...

a late night posting from Chamberlaintroll....

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I don't understand your point, if there is one. Is there one?

[Riverman94610]

I really think only property OWNERS should vote on bonds and tax hikes.
That will never happen so we just have to hope the REALLY ignorant parts of the population stay home and watch the Cartoon Channel on Election Day.