[Mpls] Apathy wins the 2005 election

[denny4dean at mac.com]

I think before we make not voting against the law, we should work on ensuring that voters are sufficiently informed when they come to the polls. If the majority of voters don't pay attention but are forced to vote, thus making their decisions based on the phonetic harmony or disharmony of a candidate's name, I think we'd better revisit the definition of democracy.

Perhaps we're at that point already.

Denny Wagner
Windom Park


On Wednesday, November 09, 2005, at 03:34PM, Michael Atherton <athe0007 at umn.edu> wrote:

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>Dan McGrath wrote:
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>> I guess most voters decided, "better the devil you know." 
>> The ones who chose to stay home must have reached the 
>> conclusion that it makes no difference.
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>Some countries have laws that require voting.  Should
>Minneapolis?  Can Minneapolis legally require voting?  
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>Michael Atherton
>Prospect Park
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