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I pretty much had to say it... our recent federal election had voter turn out of about 60%. Pretty shameful, actually. On the other hand, the entire campaign... from start to finish was over in six weeks, and the result... a Conservative minority with Liberals, Bloc and NDP opposition was exactly what we had heading in to the election... albeit with a few more seats held by the Conservatives. Kind of lacking in the drama of an American campaign... both in a good and bad way.

On the other hand, National Geographic says that Turkmenistan has 99% voter turnout. And strangely they all support the president! :rolleyes:

Jason

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I didnt say who I voted for, Im not 18 yet. I would say who our president is pretty important.

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Hey I'm allowed to vote for President now!

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Thank You to everyone who performed the greatest civil duty ( other than Jury duty) that any American citizen can perform. In some Florida counties, it was an unprecedented 80% turn-out. Palm Beach County surpassed 60%.

This was a tough and expensive campaign. It has been published that Obama spent over $10.00 per vote while McCain spent $6.00 for every vote.

Be vigilant over the programs brought forward in the next 2 years. Be watchful for political favor spending.

FIRST funding shouldn't be political, and tax money directed towards science and technology belongs in the hands of groups that can best effectively exploit the resources, and not who donated the most to a candidate's campaign.

Congress needs to be reminded who puts them there. The money they spend today will be paid for in your generation.

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http://change.gov/agenda/technology/

It seems that many of the ideals of FIRST line up nicely with the goals of our President-Elect.

But before we get ahead of ourselves, let's all remember that the federal government is going to have to make some sacrifices in order to get our deficit back under control. This may mean that things like federal financial support for programs such as FIRST may have to wait until such a time when the federal financial situation improves.

But things like tax credits for companies who get involved in FIRST and help inspire a new generation of engineers and scientists here in the USA may be a much more likely scenario.

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Just a reminder about our three branches of government. Your money is spent through Appropriations Bills passed by Congress and signed by the President. Your Congressman needs to support FIRST's goals as much or more than President-elect Obama.