>> Your right to vote is the mechanism by which your right to participate is ensured. > It's a shallow form of participation. It's not a form of participation

>> Your right to vote is the mechanism by which your right to participate is ensured. > It's a shallow form of participation. It's not a form of participation at all. >Being educated, informed, and being part of the decision process - drafting bills, finding alternatives - forming political parties, being part of committees , being available for election, all the work that is done before a vote his held is arguably more important. You are arguing about how the right to vote is exercised. With the right to vote as a given, I would agree with you on all of the above. However, none of the above is relevant without the right to vote (and other rights), hence why I'm arguing that the right is more important.