> James A. Donald[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> On 20 Dec 2002 at 19:26, William Warren wrote:
> > voting keeps you free..voting is our way of controlling and
> > shaping the government.
>
> No matter who you vote for, a politician always gets elected.
>
> > Those who do not exercise this duty do not deserve to
> > complain about what goes on.
>
> By voting, you give the appearance of consent to what the
> government does to you.
>
Non-voters are NOT viewed by those in power as protesting
against the system. They are viewed as:
a: People who are happy as fat with the way things are going.
and
b: People whose viewpoints can be totally ignored.
So Jim, I think you have it exactly backwards.
I vote. But I always vote for libertarian candidates if they are
available (and they increasingly are), and against the incumbent
if not (modulo some *very* local races where I actually have
personalities to deal with, as opposed to spindoctored facades).
Peter Trei
