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By: mark lewis
To: Carl Austin Bennett

AS>> And regardless of your reason for not voting,
AS>> don't forget, you have just lost your right
AS>> to complain until the next election.

CAB> So what happens if one of the sysops, for
CAB> whatever reason, isn't able to find any
CAB> candidate whom they support or which
CAB> reflects their individual viewpoint?

do you think that every election has everyone's support for every candidate??? i (for one) can/will tell ya that i haven't agreed with any candidates that have run for any office in all the years that i've been a registered voter... here in fidonet, there's been many the time that, just like on the "outside," one has to vote for someone/thing if one wants to have any voice in the subsequent proceedings...

if you don't vote, you can't bitch... it's plain and simple... those of us who did vote have earned the right to bitch... anyone who didn't vote is nothing but a whiner and hate monger... these aren't my words... they've been around for a lot longer than i have...

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By: mark lewis
To: Dale Ross
Re: simple things

DR> If they made a concious decision not to vote they
DR> forfeited nothing. Declining to vote is a vote.

then they should have submitted and empty ballot... if they submitted no ballot, then they didn't vote... they just stood there scratchin' their backsides and hampering those who did want to vote... even now, they're still scratchin' their backsides only they don't know it and they're trying to figure out where the smell is coming from...

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From: "Mutha" <mutha@capeonramp.com>
To: wdbonner@pacbell.net
Subject:Your Z1C election
Date: Friday, December 22, 2000 3:03 PM

Those who cast the votes decide nothing.
Those who count the votes decide everything."
-- Joseph Stalin