Simple. It's the standard AnCap (or, as I prefer, market
anarchist) line of thought.
Government is the use of *force*, rather than persuasion
and/or cooperation to reach (non-unanimous) goals. It is,
therefore, evil, in *any* quantity. Some say a *necessary*
evil, or *not* evil, at least in small quantities, but this
is but muddled thinking.
Voting signifies a willingness to accept its result and,
more importantly, an acquiescence to the use of force.
Anyone seeking to use force over others is evil, and anyone
else aiding and abetting his quest is *also* evil.
Now, I'm not saying that I *buy* this reasoning 100%, but
can find no fault with the logic, as far as it goes. I
only registered to vote in 1992, at the age of 35, and
then, only to vote against a sitting president, in the
primary. I became a Libertarian just *after* that vote.
I've always maintained that I only vote in self-defense.
As long as one guy votes, someone is going to win, after
all. I even ran for state-level office, myself.
But lately, after years of thought and study, I'm not sure
that I can continue this practice. The idea of shrinking
government by *supporting* it is akin to preventing crime
by becoming a criminal.
grier
mark robert wrote:
> Grier,
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> Please provide a basis for the claim made in your second
> sentence.
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> -Mark
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> {American jurors have complete Constitutional authority to vote
> "not guilty" based on nothing more than a disagreement with the
> case, no matter the evidence - despite the judge's instructions.
> There is absolutely no obligation to vote "guilty" to arrive at a
> unanimous verdict. Get on a jury, stand your ground, and fulfill
> its other main purpose: to counteract abusive government and
> unjust lawsuits.
> See www.fija.org
> [Please adopt this as your own signature.] }
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> Actually, If you look at it *this* way (I am starting to), if you
> voted AT ALL,
> you are personally responsible for everything that government
> does.
>
> The act of voting signifies that you accept the outcome of a
> vote, either way.
>
> grier
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