I'll throw this out there...There's a school of thought that voting is essentially an endorsement of the system and that if it truly is...
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...As fucked up as most people believe it is, that placing legitimacy on those getting elected - even if they are just "better than the other guy" - is the wrong way to go.
Were voter participation to fall to 20-30%, those elected might not feel as safe in their mandates because they would know they do not represent large numbers of voters.
Just saying.
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If you want to play that game, turn in a blank ballot, why? the grunt party workers pour over precinct break outs, they track % of votes per neighbor
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zeitgeist, at least my ticket is straight
Nov 4, 10:57
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Carlin agreed. -- (link)
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Candidate Vermin
Nov 4, 10:54
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I find our system here in Canada to be adequate for my needs and desires.
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Beryllium
Nov 4, 10:53
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low turn outs favor the conservatives, the financially endowed and the well organized -- nm
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zeitgeist, at least my ticket is straight
Nov 4, 10:53
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If voter participation fell to 20-30%, politicians would realize they could fuck with the system even more because they're being told
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Mr. Havens
Nov 4, 10:53
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If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. -- nm
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loosilu - I voted!
Nov 4, 10:53
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or they might feel safer since they know that most people aren't going to make an effort to unseat them -- nm
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crash davis
Nov 4, 10:52
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Then you vote for the guy that will change the system or you write yourself in but you vote -- nm
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oblique - I voted!
Nov 4, 10:52
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