On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 11:40 PM, Raj Mathur <[email protected]> wrote: > [Without prejudice to the current issue being discussed] > > On Tuesday 17 Mar 2009, Dinesh Shah wrote: >> [snip] >> Let me repeat myself, we can only go by the opinion of the people who >> BOTHERED TO VOTE. This is HOW democracy works. > > Er, maybe not much longer... > > SC keeps door open on negative voting: > > http://www.indiatogether.org/2009/mar/gov-negvote.htm
NOT VOTING is not same as negative voting. You still have to take trouble and let people know (in the above case EC) that you reject all options available on the list. Do you see the action required from you verses not BOTHERING TO got to VOTING BOOTH? > > So maybe LUG/mailing polls should also have a ``Don't care'' or ``Too > trivial to vote for'' or ``None of the choices above suits my current > frame of mind'' or ``This crack is good, here, take a hit from the > pipe'' option too :) That's my point! If you don't agree to options offered what YOU REQUIRED TO DO is 1. Ask for alternative(s) 2. If not available register your protest Just not bothering to speak does not mean your VOTE will be registered. > > Regards, > > -- Raju > -- > Raj Mathur [email protected] http://kandalaya.org/ With regards, --Dinesh Shah :-) Shah Micro System +91-98213-11906 Blog: http://dineshah.wordpress.com/ जैसे बिली को खीर वैसे Indians को Freedom हजम नहि होती। -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
