Subject: Re: Voting
Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 07:51:31 -0700


>
> I seriously wonder if this year's elections will come off though.
These
> guys do not believe in the electoral process either.
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>
> carp
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>


no doubt.  i'm sure there's a plan already in place for 'martial law'
in the event of another serious terrorist incident.  and i bet rove is
just praying for an attack on or near election day to give them the
excuse to cancel, or much more likely, steal another election.  i
still say that we're a rich enough country to afford our own
president, we don't need a court-appointed one.

as for this voting debate . . . very interesting, especially the depth
of passion involved.  in an effort to throw more gasoline on the fire,
let me ask those of you who advocate or engage in voting to prehaps
explain the motive/goal?

i would just make one pragmatic point:  if you are voting because you
care about the outcome (and who doesn't?), then unless the election is
decided by one vote, you might as well stay home.  political
scientists have noted this for decades.  since NO election (even
florida in 2000) at the national level is EVER decided by one vote,
then your vote really doesn't affect the outcome.  vote or not, it
doesn't matter to the rest of us, cause the election result will be
the same whether you go vote or go get drunk.  that's not theory,
that's fact.

so i repeat, why are you voting?  all i'm really saying is that voting
is a symbolic, even ritualistic act and i wonder how many of us really
understand that?  not that that's a reason TO vote or NOT to vote,
just an observation.  none of my business of course, just curious.

roger