>>>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. <<<

Plenty of anarchists who don't vote,even where it's compulsory,(like here) know when the participation rate drops below 50%,neither side can claim a mandate.Those in power can then be ignored.This is the long march to Anarchy.

>>>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 <<<

'I vote.' Say no more.

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