I think before we make not voting against the law, we should work on ensuring that voters are sufficiently informed when they come to the polls. If the majority of voters don't pay attention but are forced to vote, thus making their decisions based on the phonetic harmony or disharmony of a candidate's name, I think we'd better revisit the definition of democracy.
Perhaps we're at that point already. Denny Wagner Windom Park On Wednesday, November 09, 2005, at 03:34PM, Michael Atherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Dan McGrath wrote: > >> I guess most voters decided, "better the devil you know." >> The ones who chose to stay home must have reached the >> conclusion that it makes no difference. > >Some countries have laws that require voting. Should >Minneapolis? Can Minneapolis legally require voting? > >Michael Atherton >Prospect Park > > > > > >REMINDERS: >1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If >you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL >PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > >2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > >For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html >For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract >________________________________ > >Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn >E-Democracy >Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org >Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
