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Originally Posted by jewels443
All politics aside, you should vote no matter what the circumstances.
We each have the right and, IMO, the duty to be counted, since those we elect are supposed to be representative but the system doesn't work unless we all do it.
Those who don't vote because their vote might have a particular negative effect are why we often find representatives we don't want in office.
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Voting isn't the only essential function of a member of a democracy. There are those who vote and do nothing else. This simply encourages a process of choosing your masters. If people were more engaged in politics, our idea of power would be quite different.
Voting might have a far feebler impact than you think.
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