[VOA]

Irrefutable logic bump.

Well, I generally agree with Colson on this topic.
At the same time, I do respect those who feel otherwise.
But I think some readers are missing one point...the number of people that sit at
home on election day, thinking it somehow fits Christian theology.

While Colson is arguably trying to drive folks to vote for the least repulsive of two
choices, I can respect someone who at least shows up at the polls and votes for a
third choice or a write-in.

If all the folks who stayed at home did this...it would be hard to ignore.
It's kind of along the lines of Einstein's comment that if only a few percentage of
draft-eligible males refused to show up for induction, the jails/prisons of most
countries would soon be overwhelmed...and might cause the government to think about
how much support they have.
(I'm not advocating such action...just mentioning the illustration of what
mass action might accomplish.)

[Skooz]

On one point we disagree: I do not respect those who choose to sit on their fat rear ends because the candidate facing the Dem does not agree with them on every single issue. Or he is divorced, for crying out loud.

I actually had the intense displeasure of voting for Edwin Edwards for governor here in La. I had to hold my nose when I pulled the lever, but I had no choice but to vote against the goose-stepping, KKK hood-wearing, Nazi-salute-giving David Duke.

Those who choose to stay home because their Republican candidate does not meet their standards are disqualified from whining until the next election. I have no patience with them whatsoever. Likewise, a "protest vote" vote for some 3rd party wannabe is a vote for Daschle/Gephardt. And the fact that those who cast those pathetic "protest votes" claim some moral superiority based upon their alleged ethical purity is repulsive.