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Would you meet halfway on this? How about a box on the ballot marked "I choose not to vote in this election"?

• ryandvm 14y ago
  In the United States, it's perfectly valid to submit an unmarked ballot.
  • EliRivers 14y ago
    But currently you don't HAVE to go to the polls and submit an unmarked ballot.
• zanny 14y ago
  No, because I believe on principle a government shouldn't control the movements or day to day actions of their population. That goes from drafts, to compulsory public education, to mandatory voting. Making education non-compulsory is a lot harder than just saying "kids don't have to go to school anymore" but I'm just giving examples.
  • EliRivers 14y ago
    Well then what exactly is the point of government, in principle, if they have no authority at all over people's lives? If everyone could do whatever they liked and ignore any rules set by anyone else, all the benefits of collective action vanish.