jerseyhoya wrote:And the branch of government that is responsible for passing laws.

WilliamC wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:It's good to know that up to now you've all been law-abiding citizens and would only now consider smoking whacky weed and, even then, only for medicinal purposes.

Last time I did I went into a corner thinking ghosts were chasing me but I don't think it was just weed. Everything needs a new chance.

Monkeyboy wrote:

WilliamC wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:It's good to know that up to now you've all been law-abiding citizens and would only now consider smoking whacky weed and, even then, only for medicinal purposes.

Last time I did I went into a corner thinking ghosts were chasing me but I don't think it was just weed. Everything needs a new chance.

Maybe ghosts WERE chasing you.

Monkeyboy wrote:But really, what's the problem? You're jumping down everyone's throat for very little reason. If you end up being right, you can crow about it later.

jerseyhoya wrote:As a random aside while I'm thinking about it - if you are a voter in the state of Pennsylvania, you need to be registered as a member of the party whose primary you wish to participate in, and the deadline for doing this is 30 days before the election, so end of next week.

On the GOP side, Pennsylvania allocates most of its delegates by congressional district through an arcane system of voting directly for delegates (who are technically unbound, but as it approaches one imagines you will be able to divine who supports which candidate). Congressional district allocation means if you live in the city proper or some of the immediate suburbs in PA-01, PA-02, or PA-13 you're going to be in a district with very few Republican votes, but the city districts get as many delegates as if you live in one of the more GOP suburban districts or the heavily GOP districts elsewhere in the state. In 2012 there were fewer than 20,000 votes cast in the GOP primary in Philadelphia County, and that's a huge chunk of three districts. By comparison Bucks, which is basically PA-08, was over 40,000 votes. I'm sure this time around both will be much higher, but it might be the biggest chance you'll ever have at casting a decisive vote in a national election. You can vote for Kasich (who found out he can stay on the ballot today) knowing you did your bit in defeating Trump and have the added benefit of still making me angry in the process.

jerseyhoya wrote:Just need to be a legal resident before next week, I would imagine.

I have also been nagging my brother to register Republican to vote in Manhattan next month. The same hollowed out district thing will be happening in NYC.

td11 wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:Just need to be a legal resident before next week, I would imagine.

I have also been nagging my brother to register Republican to vote in Manhattan next month. The same hollowed out district thing will be happening in NYC.

wait permanent residents can vote in the primaries? i have fucked up

td11 wrote:ah thanks, i misunderstood ya. good to know i haven't fucked up

gonna do a vote in the next election for the first time in my life i imagine

jerseyhoya wrote:

td11 wrote:ah thanks, i misunderstood ya. good to know i haven't fucked up

gonna do a vote in the next election for the first time in my life i imagine

My language was unclear.

And congrats, that's awesome.