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Originally Posted by jewels
I raised this point in a thread some time ago and you'd be surprised at the number of TFPers who will rationalize that they have the right to choose not to vote.
Personally, I feel that anyone who has the right to voice their opinion or has had their ancestors, family or gender fight oppression in order to obtain that right has an obligation to vote. It saddens me when intelligent people express such apathy, cynicism and worthlessness.
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You seem to be forgetting that the citizens' votes don't matter. Our president is voted for throughthe electoral college, which has no obligation to vote the same as the people. We are a country contolled by the elite. Those elite have a voice. Us down here on the lower rungs of socity, our voices are lost to the wind.
But I do agree, people should vote, if only to show that we are paying attention.