| REVIEWER | RATING & REVIEW |
 | lmorovan (12)
04/24/2008 | Voting is a civil duty. If you don't vote, you have no right to complain when things are not done the way they should be done.
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 | XAgent (28)
10/01/2007 | Even tho it may seem like your doesn't count at least you can say that you did.
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 | irishgit (138)
09/14/2007 | Vote or choose not to, its up to you.
But if you don't vote, don't come bitching to me about whoever got elected.
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 | FranksWildYears (48)
05/08/2007 | Like most on this list, I agree that the right of protesting about government demands that you at the very least participated in the selection of it. If I can't find a candidate that I feel worthy my support, I will still go to the polling station and enter a spoiled ballot as a register of protest.
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 | pugwash01 (15)
05/08/2007 | Personally I'm a strong believer that we have all been given the right to vote and so we should vote. Lot's of blood, sweat and tears went into the privilege of All being able to have the right to vote. I may not be able to vote in the US because I'm not a citizen. But I will still vote via proxy (mail.) in England. But that's just me!!!
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 | abichara (60)
02/27/2007 | A lot of times, we, including myself, complain about the lack of candidates running for high office. Much of that can be attributed to low voter turnout. Candidates will be more inclined to espouse more attractive platforms that are more inclusive and moderate if a wider population of voters turned out. Lower voter turnout means that only highly motivated people will turn out, which are usually those at the wider ends of the ideological spectrum. Special interests dominate, rather than the broader interests of the middle; candidates thus end up having to hone in their platforms to win over voters on the far right and left. They also have to pander to special political party interests like unions or large corporations for donations. High turnout means a more engaged public and that is bound to influence policy positively, as more interests will be represented besides those allied with any political party, like small business.
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 | LadyJesusFan777 (33)
09/05/2006 | Voting should be counted a privilege.
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 | babaoreeally (13)
08/24/2006 | Suggested reading: On Democracy--as well as--The Tyranny of the Majority
Democracy may not be the best system but it is still better than most. No form of governance is without flaw.
That said, I'm with Brewster from Brewster's millions. I want a spot for "none of the above" on the ballot. I'm tired of the same old "of two evils pick the lesser" garbage. Where is our next Lincoln? Jefferson?
BTW, Jefferson in 08! Let's find a way to resurrect him and put him in office. Bioengineers...you've heard me...get crackin'...Please? Pretty please?
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 | DoorGunner (18)
08/24/2006 | Today's electorate is too ignorant and mentally ill-equipped to vote intelligently.
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 | EschewObfuscation (61)
08/24/2006 | It's a right, not a duty. It should be thought of as a privilege. If there's a duty involved, it is that each voter become knowledgeable before entering the voting arena. Nobody has died to saddle you with the "duty" to vote. It's your right, whether or not you choose to exercise it.
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 | GenghisTheHun (168)
08/24/2006 | Let's face it, voting is not the be all and end all. I recollect in the good old Commie days when we would see 99.9% of the voters turning out to vote for a single unopposed slate of candidates behind the Iron Curtain. I guess those voters were doing their civic duty.
Also many a dictatorship has had plebiscites where the voters turned out almost unanimously.
Sometimes, not voting, sends as large a message as voting.
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 | Djahuti (54)
08/24/2006 | "If you don't vote,you shouldn't complain" is the saying,and I pretty much agree.However,nowdays it is quite suspect as to how and if all of the votes are accurately counted.Seems there is plenty of evidence pointing to major Tomfoolery-particularly with the new electronic touch-screen systems.That there is no huge public outcry shows a depth of apathy and lack of guts that is sickening.If our votes are disregarded and/or fudged in any way-we NO LONGER LIVE IN A FREE SOCIETY.This concerns me far more than any "terrorist plot" shoved in my face every day by our useless media.Empires more often than not rot and decay from WITHIN than from outside threats.Read your History!
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 | LanceRoxas (40)
08/23/2006 | I don't see it as a duty- surely if you don't know squat about the candidates running please DON'T VOTE!- stay home and take the goverment you get. If you take the time to inform yourself and the course of your government means something to you then by all means vote you butt off, petition your government and complain all you like when things don't go your way! ;-)
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 | trebon1038 (62)
08/23/2006 | We have the right so I say use it....nothing I hate worse than to listen to people gripe about whos in office and they never cast a vote.....
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 | blue47 (12)
08/23/2006 | If voting meant anything it would be illegal
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 | numbah16tdhaha (147)
08/23/2006 | (numbah marks all the "R" spots on his ballot)
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 | Randyman (103)
08/22/2006 | Personally, I think there is no greater civic duty, as an American, then to go out and vote. It's easy to take for granted the right to vote, but what would be the consequence of no one voting? I can't imagine it would be good. So, while I continue to get frustrated like anyone else, I'll continue to vote, and exercise my right to complain.
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 | edt4 (99)
08/22/2006 | I'm not one who really believes I'm "free" because I can go out and vote for one rich WASP or another rich WASP. Still, I've voted in every Presidential election since I turned 18. I know my vote wouldn't have made a difference in either one of Dubya's wins (or thefts), but I wouldn't have been able to look myself in the mirror the next day if I hadn't voted.
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 | zuchinibut (36)
08/22/2006 | I believe that if you choose not to vote, then you should also choose not to complain. It is a worthy civic duty that all people are involved in shaping our policies. Voting is one of the easiest ways to do so, and should not be ignored like it is by some people.
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