there are some people actually counting on this. a few
thousand people of like mind could swing an election
in a congressonal district. or a state election in
some states.

--- [log in to unmask] wrote:
> In a message dated 7/21/03 3:05:31 PM Pacific
> Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>
> >
> > well they may be feeling disinfranchised, but, by
> not
> > voting, they are making those of us that do vote
> more
> > powerful. in an election where say only 20 percent
> of
> > the population votes, it makes that 20 percent's
> votes
> > count 5 times as much as if 100 percent voted.
>
> I agree... I've voted since 1975 and have voted in
> all but one election.
>
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