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Is not voting... aka "low voter turnout"... a bad thing?

Is not voting... aka "low voter turnout"... a bad thing?

  • Yes, it's a bad thing. Everybody should vote.

    Votes: 16 39.0%

  • It's not bad, but we should still encourage everybody to vote.

    Votes: 8 19.5%

  • No, it's not a bad thing. Leave people alone.

    Votes: 11 26.8%

  • Other.

    Votes: 6 14.6%
  • Total voters
    41
It's not a bad thing that fewer people vote now, but the CAUSE for that IS a bad thing.



You want to fix it? Have a vote of no confidence be an option on every ballot, in every county, in every state.
 
Chantal said:
A study by Princeton and Northwestern universities (Cambridge Journals Online - Perspectives on Politics - Abstract - Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens) has shown that the United States operates much more like an oligarchy than the democratic republic it claims to be. An oligarchy is a form of government where the power is held by a select few who, as history has shown us, often protect the interests of those select few. In short, the masses do not have power. An oligarchy is not democratic, and it’s not usually representative of the masses. Right now, that’s our reality. It’s our reality because we allow it to be our reality.

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Good post, and I especially agree with your last sentence as quoted here. I believe that the masses DO have the power... or the potential for power... but for whatever reason choose to surrender it.
 
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