Slog - Comments on The First Results http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results Obama takes the Democrats Abroad vote in Indonesia: Seventy five percent of the nearly 100 votes cast by expatriate Americans a minute after midnight Indonesia time (12 p.m. Monday EST) went to Obama. The rest were cast in favor of Clinton, said Arian Ardie, country committee chair for Democrats Abroad.... Copyright 2008 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:47:00 -0800 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:12:59 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by bma The Italian system, which has deputies and senators for citizens living abroad, is quite fascinating in its approach to expats.

We, on the other hand, can't even seem to manage to give voting rights to Puerto Rico or representatives to the District of Columbia.

]]> bma http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924732 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924732 2008 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:54:56 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave lmao, Indonesia.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924733 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924733 2008 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:55:44 -0800 Comment by Fnarf DC and PR get delegates.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924738 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924738 2008 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:57:57 -0800 Comment by Colin Expats are almost always progressive - no wonder they left this miserable country.

I can't wait to rejoin their ranks. =P

]]> Colin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924774 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924774 2008 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:12:20 -0800 Comment by Reality Check Games Over.

We win.

Let't move on to the national election.

]]> Reality Check http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924820 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924820 2008 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:27:06 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @4,

Indonesia's not an improvement.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924824 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924824 2008 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:28:39 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I'm looking forward to Sen Clinton getting a similar 75 percent of the NY vote.

What? She says she doesn't expect that?

Why not?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924828 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924828 2008 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:29:40 -0800 Comment by Gitai @6 Seconded. I'd run to Canada, New Zealand, France, Spain, or Ireland first.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924881 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924881 2008 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:53:52 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle That reminds me, have to renew my Canadian passport ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924956 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c924956 2008 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:26:51 -0800 Comment by unPC @3

Fnarf he didn't say they didn't get delegates. he said they don't have voting rights. This is true.

They get delegates to the demo national convention and DC (not, I think PR) gets a nonvoting delegate in congress.

Real change would be to fight for representation for DC. Instead of clinging to a 1803 consstitutional amendment that says there can be US citizens with no voice in law making in Congress (if they happen to live in DC).

For the rest of us it would be 2 more Democratic votes on every bill and motion in the Senate.

3/5 of a man was wrong in 1878.

Why is 0/5 of a man any better today?

]]> unPC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c925090 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c925090 2008 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:45:22 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Yes, I'm aware of that, unPC, and I agree with you. But we're not talking about voting in Congress today; we're talking about convention delegates.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c925110 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c925110 2008 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:53:48 -0800 Comment by Dougsf Are the Republicans gonna chalk this win up to Obama secretly being Muslim again?

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c925601 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_first_results#c925601 2008 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:12:59 -0800