Monday, July 19, 2010

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 John Venlet on 07/19 at 07:19 AM
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