Futility of Voting

I no longer vote.  Many individuals may state that because I do not vote my opinions do not hold water, or, that I am not allowed to register my disdain for governmental programs, politicians, or what have you in matters regarding the State.

I do not vote because, after much consideration, I have come to the conclusion it is immoral, but here is another opinion which notes the futility of voting.

There have been several occasions when the American people have voted for smaller government; most notably in 1972, 1980 and 1994. But it really doesn’t matter. You can vote for limited government, but you can’t get it; the political class won’t let you. This is not to assert the silly proposition that there is no major difference between Democrats and Republicans. The fiscal disaster that we have witnessed since the Democrats took control of Congress in 2007 proves the contrary. But still: experience shows that voting for Republicans hasn’t been enough to offset the power of the political class.

Historical, empirical evidence proves the futility of voting, and also supports the statement that Slaves Cannot Vote Themselves Free.

The quote in this post was taken from a PowerLine post titled A Dangerous Disaffection which I linked via InstaPundit.

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 07/19 at 07:19 AM

  1. Speaking of the ruling class, have you had a chance to read the article at American Spectator yet?  Linked on a lot of blogs, and Rush led off with it this morning.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  07/19  at  11:35 AM

  2. Bill, I have not read the AmSpec piece, yet.  I’m attempting to familiarize myself with seven days of post news and posts even now.

    Good to hear from you, since I can no longer communicate with you via your old site.

    I trust and pray all is well with you and yours.

    Posted by John Venlet  on  07/19  at  12:08 PM

  3. “Many individuals may state that because I do not vote my opinions do not hold water….”
    ++++++++++++++++++++

    To which I reply, bluntly of course:
    “Shut up slave, and bow down to your master. You deserve exactly what you are getting.”

    You can’t cure that public school wrought ailment but you can slap it upside the head.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  07/21  at  06:43 AM

  4. Indeed, those of us who do not vote should be the only ones with the right to complain about the result of an election, with the possible exception of people who cast a “defensive vote” without any other motives (though I’d try to convince them to never put any moral proposition up to a vote, even for purely defensive reasons).

    If you vote for Coke, you’re implicitly giving Pepsi permission to carry out its “mandate” so long as more voters pick Pepsi.

    To put it another way, if 2010 was David Duke (R) vs. Reverend Wright (D), then voting for Ron Paul (L) would be agreeing to live under the rule of a racial supremacist (Duke or Wright) should either of those two win.  Staying home, on the other hand, gives you every right to disregard the results as in any way valid.  Unlike voters, you get to criticize those who march in lockstep to lunacy.

    Posted by Elliot  on  07/21  at  02:54 PM

  5. I disagree with the presumption of the whole thing and that’s exactly what it is. A presumption. Can I presume that all votists are choosing people to harm me and therefore treat them as the thugs they are? Or do those votists also presume that I should just be passive about their harmful ways?

    Just as no gov’t can do good without first doing wrong, no person can become a political thug without first attaining the permission of the votists. The votists are at the root and are the enemy. Eliminate the votists and you eliminate the politicians and also the thieving.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  07/21  at  03:42 PM

  6. “If you vote for Coke, you’re implicitly giving Pepsi permission to carry out its “mandate” so long as more voters pick Pepsi.”

    Elliot, that is as deft a rendering of the underlying principle as I have ever read. Very well done. I take my hat off to you.

    Posted by Ken  on  07/30  at  09:44 PM

  7. “I no longer vote.”


    Thank you.

    Posted by Matt  on  09/14  at  07:13 PM

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