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To: dvdw© who wrote (18567)	8/9/2009 3:58:24 PM
From: Mannie	4 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 50226

From a long time non voter you can take these facts about the NON voting experience to the bank. This mindset baffles me. If you choose not to participate, you choose not to participate.....you have willingly given up your voice. You complain that office holders get elected by such a small number of the citizens, then you extol not participating in the election? We elect people to serve us, if you don't want to participate in the system, fine, that is your choice, but why post about your grievances? Really, seriously, who should care if all that nonvoters wish to do is snipe and ankle bite after the cows are already out of the barn? How can nonparticipation help our system improve? If you can't be bothered to give your input into our democratic system, I really think you should hold your tongue on such issues. I can't imagine not voting, let alone bitching about the election after not voting.