The most undemocratic part of the election process in the U.S.
While many voting enthusiasts try to convince America that their vote DOES matter, the 2008 election is proof that your vote doesn't count for shit. While the popular vote was only 7 percent apart, the electoral vote was 35 percent apart; proof positive that the electoral college anally reamed America and the whole concept of Democracy.
While many voting enthusiasts try to convince America that their vote DOES matter, the 2008 election is proof that your vote doesn't count for shit. While the popular vote was only 7 percent apart, the electoral vote was 35 percent apart; proof positive that the electoral college anally reamed America and the whole concept of Democracy.
Worker #1:"You going to vote on Tuesday?"
Worker #2:"Nah. What's the point? The electoral college is gonna do whatever the hell it wants to anyway."
Worker #2:"Nah. What's the point? The electoral college is gonna do whatever the hell it wants to anyway."
by IndependentForever November 02, 2009
Get the Electoral College mug.California Rights are individual rights that are infringed upon to benefit "public well-being". The infringements upon these rights are usually instituted in an effort to counteract California's high level of stupidity per capita. California Rights are commonly found in California, New York, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
California Rights
San Francisco recently banned the sale of McDonald's Happy Meals because stupid people won't feed their kids real food unless forced to by law.
Los Angeles has banned smoking in outdoor places because stupid people are too uppity to simply avoid smokers, they have to antagonize them as well.
California has the most restrictive gun laws in the United States, yet very high violent crime, because California's other laws drive people to go on psychotic killing sprees.
San Francisco recently banned the sale of McDonald's Happy Meals because stupid people won't feed their kids real food unless forced to by law.
Los Angeles has banned smoking in outdoor places because stupid people are too uppity to simply avoid smokers, they have to antagonize them as well.
California has the most restrictive gun laws in the United States, yet very high violent crime, because California's other laws drive people to go on psychotic killing sprees.
by IndependentForever November 11, 2010
Get the California Rights mug.A disease that affects a person's ability to reason. People with this condition suffer from irrational delusions that a candidate in an upcoming election will "change everything", "keep their promises" and/or "get things done". Other symptoms include, but are not limited to: believing politics is interesting, putting an election bumper sticker on your otherwise valuable automobile, passing out leaflets and yard signs, and actually reading propaganda mail. Outbreaks generally occur in a 4 year pattern coinciding with presidential elections, although extreme cases will lead the victim to feel this way toward all elections down to county level, especially in die-hard partisans. It will affect Democrats and Republicans differently depending on the candidates and election conditions. Positive Election Disease (PED) gained unprecedented media coverage during Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign, marking the worst recorded epidemic of PED in America.
Facts about PED:
PED feeds on bipartisanship.
Lobbyists are naturally resistant to PED.
PED may affect up to 95 percent of partisans during election time, but affects less than a third of all Independents.
Douchebags are 10 times more likely to get PED.
Network news makes it worse.
PED can cause rioting, especially in developing African countries.
PED does affect politicians, but such cases are quickly cured by lobbyists.
During off-years PED survives in San Fransisco.
Facts about PED:
PED feeds on bipartisanship.
Lobbyists are naturally resistant to PED.
PED may affect up to 95 percent of partisans during election time, but affects less than a third of all Independents.
Douchebags are 10 times more likely to get PED.
Network news makes it worse.
PED can cause rioting, especially in developing African countries.
PED does affect politicians, but such cases are quickly cured by lobbyists.
During off-years PED survives in San Fransisco.
douchebag: "Barack Obama will bring change to America! He's going to fix the economy and fix healthcare the right way and he's going to get Democrats and Republicans to work together."
registered independent: "Man, you got Positive Election Disease really bad."
registered independent: "Man, you got Positive Election Disease really bad."
by IndependentForever November 01, 2009
Get the Positive Election Disease mug.One of two things that George Washington warned us about before retiring and everyone completely ignored him instantly. Few people realize that George Washington warned America not to form political parties, only nobody listened and here we are, lost in perpetual gridlock.
He also warned us about forming permanent alliances with foreign countries(e.g. NATO and UN).
He also warned us about forming permanent alliances with foreign countries(e.g. NATO and UN).
Worker #1:"Hey, you registered as a Democrat or Republican?"
Worker #2:"Neither. I'm registered as an independent. Partisanism has to be the worst idea since the electoral college."
Worker #2:"Neither. I'm registered as an independent. Partisanism has to be the worst idea since the electoral college."
by IndependentForever November 02, 2009
Get the Partisanism mug.1. (noun) A registered voter who believes that a citizen should choose and hold their own beliefs, instead of believing that 300 million Americans' beliefs should all fall into 1 of 2 narrowly defined partisan categories. Independents have no party or organization; they represent themselves. George Washington was the only independent President.
2. (adj.) The status of not relying on outside resources and not being controlled by an outside entity.
2. (adj.) The status of not relying on outside resources and not being controlled by an outside entity.
"The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism."
-George Washington
"The disorders and miseries, which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of Public Liberty."
-George Washington
Independent
-George Washington
"The disorders and miseries, which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of Public Liberty."
-George Washington
Independent
by IndependentForever November 03, 2009
Get the Independent mug.This is when you just want to live your life, but your politicians keep getting upset and making your life a living hell. This condition is similar to Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Like Bowels, politicians always have shit coming out of their mouths. Substitute 'politician' for 'bowel' and you get IPS.
Worker #1:"I'm glad election year is passed. My IPS was about to drive me insane."
Worker #2:"Oh, yeah? You got Irritable Bowel Syndrome?"
Worker #1:"No. Irritable Politician Syndrome. Same symptoms, different assholes."
Worker #2:"Oh, yeah? You got Irritable Bowel Syndrome?"
Worker #1:"No. Irritable Politician Syndrome. Same symptoms, different assholes."
by IndependentForever November 03, 2009
Get the Irritable Politician Syndrome mug.An American citizen(technically), who decides to buy a new car to help boost the U.S. economy, but end up buying a Japanese rice-burning piece of shit instead of an American car, having the opposite effect.
American Shitizen
Mike: "Hey guys, I got a new car."
Worker #1:"Oh, Yeah?"
Mike:"Yeah, I decided that I should be a good American citizen, so I bought a new Toyota."
Worker #2:"Mike, you're confused. That makes you a Shitizen, not a citizen."
Mike: "Hey guys, I got a new car."
Worker #1:"Oh, Yeah?"
Mike:"Yeah, I decided that I should be a good American citizen, so I bought a new Toyota."
Worker #2:"Mike, you're confused. That makes you a Shitizen, not a citizen."
by IndependentForever November 02, 2009
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