Re: Vote

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From: Mr. Frederick
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 02:31

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"Ladies Choice" <LC@dinkerson.com> wrote in message
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> In article <ivUAf.3$2D7.1@fe23.lga>, fpeditor1@hotmail.com says...
> >
> >If you don't vote you absolutely have no right to complain about whoever
> >gets into power or anything they do or do not do.  It is most unfortunate
> >that that part cannot be written into law.
> >
> That statement is stupid on so many levels.  First of all, complaining is
an
> even less effectual way of influencing politics as voting is.

And just where did I infer that complaining was equivalent to influence?  If
you don't like something, or someone, and voted against it, you can at least
say "I didn't vote for him".  If you don't vote, you state you have no
interest in the process, so the outcomes mean nothing to you as well.

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