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"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
... Sylvain wrote: Matt Whiting wrote: So it is not possible to vote "white" (as it is called here)? means: a valid vote, but without voting anybody? What is the purpose of that? Expressing your opinion. That's pretty much the point of the whole voting thing. You can express the "do nothing" opinion by staying home. I can see this if they are just voting to maintain their registration to vote in future elections. However, as a political statement, it is pretty much a waste of time. Not voting at all sends nearly the same message. Hardly. Not voting at all is indistinguishable from apathy or laziness; many who don't vote are simply content with any likely outcome. In contrast, a blank vote (or voting for a protest candidate) shows an affirmative effort to express dissatisfaction. If "blank" were to receive a majority of the votes cast, the message would be profoundly different than if most people just stayed home. --Gary |
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One of the minor party planks is to have a "none of the above" choice for
any office. My bet is that half of the congressional seats in this race would have been won by None Of The Above. Jim "Gary Drescher" wrote in message ... Hardly. Not voting at all is indistinguishable from apathy or laziness; many who don't vote are simply content with any likely outcome. In contrast, a blank vote (or voting for a protest candidate) shows an affirmative effort to express dissatisfaction. If "blank" were to receive a majority of the votes cast, the message would be profoundly different than if most people just stayed home. --Gary |
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On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:00:39 -0800, "RST Engineering"
wrote: One of the minor party planks is to have a "none of the above" choice for any office. My bet is that half of the congressional seats in this race would have been won by None Of The Above. How about "yes, but" and "only if" options on the measures? Don |
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