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From: William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Whoops! The Atlantic Makes Trump Look EPIC In Cover Intended as a
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:02:06 -0400
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D wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, 24 Oct 2024, The Horny Goat wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:44:52 -0700, Paul S Person
>> <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> One of the Initiatives I voted on (ballot in mailbox [one of the new
>>> ones where the sliding slope is replaced with a slot] yesterday, will
>>> be picked up today, should be getting the "we got it!" email tomorrow
>>> or Thursday) involved some changes to how a major natural gas seller
>>> is required to behave. The most interesting arguments were:
>>> 1. If you don't pass this, "they" will take your natural gas away.
>>> 2. If the power goes out, gas furnaces and stoves keep working.
>>> Our house doesn't have gas, and I can confirm that, if the power goes
>>> out, so does the furnace, the water heater, the stove, and so on.
>>> Also, as became evident some years back when the connections were
>>> marked with little blue flags for some reason and our house was the
>>> only one I went past that didn't have them, a very large number of our
>>> neighbors /do/ have natural gas, so I would not be surprised if it
>>> passes.
>>
>> I'm from BC (Canada) and had our provincial election Saturday. I voted
>> in the advance poll at our local recreation center which is about 2-3
>> miles from home and fairly close to my favorite grocery store. Can't
>> recall whether I voted first shopped after or vice versa but it was
>> the same trip away from home. My candidate didn't win but that's not
>> the point - far better to have voted and lost than not to have voted
>> at all.
>>
> 
> I disagree. If there is no candidate that represents my view, I would be 
> doing democracy a disservice by voting.


I have never voted in an election here in Ontario where there was not a 
wide spectrum of choice, from Libertarian to Communist (generally, in 
fact, two communist parties) plus occasional independents.


  By not voting, I send a clear
> signal

Any signal you think you are sending utterly overwhelmed by the vast 
numbers who do not vote out of laziness or lack of concern. Absolutely 
nobody cares that you do not vote.

Many years ago the Rhinoceros party ran on a platform of resigning if 
elected.  Sounds like a party you could vote for!

William Hyde