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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK 

,TEXT 3 

,IF ELECTIONS >E1 AS ,S>TRE SAID1 0A TRAP = FOOLS10 !N REC5T VOT+ TR5DS >E 9 HOPEFUL CONTRA/ ) O!R SIGNS ( SOCIAL SOMNOL5CE4 ,NOT ?AT ELECTION RESULTS >E GETT+ ANY BETT]4 ,!Y NEV] WILL1 SO LONG AS ANYBODY W9S4 ,! GOOD NEWS IS ! /EADY GR[? ( ! NONVOT+ MAJORITY ( ELIGIBLES :I* HAS BE5 0W9N+0 ELECTIONS = OV] SIXTY YE>S4 ,9 PLACE ( 0MAJORITY RULE0 WE SEE AN 9CREAS+LY UNRULY MAJORITY4 

,! #aihd PRESID5TIAL ELECTION -- ! ,COMET ,KAH\TEK ( REC5T POLITICS -- %\LD HAVE %>PLY REV]S$ ! TR5D2 9 FACT IT ONLY /ALL$ IT4 ,DESPITE A FLA%Y IDEOLOGICAL 9CUMB5T2 DESPITE ! ANTICS ( ,JESSE ,JACKSON1 ! ,PREA*] FROM ! ,BLACK ,LAGOON2 DESPITE ! SALI5CY ( ! NUCLE> W> ISSUE & A VOTE-OR-DIE T]ROR CAMPAIGN BY FRANTIC LEFTI/S2 & DESPITE ! RELATIVE DECL9E 9 ! SIZE ( ! L[-TURN\T Y\NGE/ AGE-GR\PS1 MO/ ELIGIBLE VOT]S1 AS USUAL1 F\ND BETT] ?+S TO DO4 

,= A SY/EM :I* MAKES 0MAJORITY RULE0 ! BYWORDS & BUZZWORDS ( /ATE-(-!->T /ATISM1 A *RONIC CRISIS SIMM]S :I*1 = ONCE1 WILL HURT ,!M MORE ?AN IT HURTS US4 ,IT SEEMS LIKE ! EASI] ! AU?ORITIES MAKE IT = !IR SUBJECTS TO CONSECRATE !IR CO]CION ) !IR VOTES1 ! LESS RESPONSE TO !IR COME-ON4 ,!Y 5D$ POLL TAXES & LIT]ACY TE/S1 !Y 5FRAN*IS$ M9ORITIES & #a#h-YE>-OLDS1 !Y PROVID$ BIL+UAL BALLOTS -- BUT NO ONE VOTES LESS (T5 ?AN ! B5EFICI>IES ( !SE RE=MS4 

0,DEMOCRACY10OBS]V$ ,K>L ,KRAUS1 0MEANS ! P]MISSION TO BE EV]YBODY'S SLAVE40 ,ITS CLAIM$ SUP]IORITY OV] O!R OPPRESSIVE >RANGEM5TS REMA9S1 AFT] C5TURIES ( PHILOSOPHY & PROPAG&A1 OBSCURE4 ,?AT AN AB/RACT1 EVANESC5T MAJORITY -- ( :OM1 IS ONE ( ! C5TRAL MY/]IES ( DEMOCRATIC DOGMA -- C\LD EV] CLAIM MORE ?AN ! RI<T TO RULE ITSELF HAS ALWAYS BE5 A GROSS IMP]T95CE4 ,YET LIB]ALS & ! LEFTI/S :O TAIL !M ASSURE US1 ) A /RAI<T FACE1 ?AT ?OSE :O P>TICIPATE 9 ELECTIONS !REBY AGREE TO ABIDE BY ! \TCOME1 :]EAS ?OSE :O AB/A9 HAVE NO RI<T TO COMPLA9 S9CE1 AFT] ALL1 !Y C\LD HAVE VOT$4 ,?IS RITUAL1 !Y ASSURE US1 MAGICALLY EXP&S ! SCOPE ( LEGITIMATE AU?ORITY1 I4E41 COP VIOL5CE4 ,BEW>E ( DEMOCRATS (F]+ RI<TS6 ,SU* SOPHI/RIES /& \T 9 !IR PROP] SATIRICAL LI<T :51 YE> 9 & YE> \T1 ! MAJORITY REFUSES TO RULE4 ,:AT DO ,I C>E IF SOME CABAL ( AMBITI\S OPPORTUNI/S DECL>ES ME A MEMB] ( SOME CLUB ,I DON'T WANT TO JO98 ,MAJORITY RULE1 %AKY 5\< AS A 0RI<T10 IS OP5LY MALIGNANT :5 IMPOS$ BY A M9ORITY AS A DUTY4 ,RALPH 0,D>?0 ,NAD] IS ONLY A /EP AHEAD ( HIS FELL[ PAT]NALI/S 9 CALL+ = COMPULSORY VOT+4 

,! COMPOSITION ( ! NONVOT+ MAJORITY IS DI/URB+ TO \R OV]LORDS4 ,LIB]ALS & LEFTI/S1 :5 !Y'RE NOT GU%+ SLU% AB\T ! WISDOM ( ! PEOPLE1 :5 !Y'RE NOT PROMIS+ SUCCOR TO ! D[NTRODD51 ) TYPICAL CYNICISM DEFAME NONVOT]S -- HI!RTO MA9LY POOR1 M9ORITY1 & =EIGN-BORN -- AS /UPID1 UN$UCAT$1 & 9DIFF]5T TO !IR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES IF NOT D[NRI<T UN-,AM]ICAN4 ,BUT BY N[ ! VOT+ DROP REFLECTS ! ONGO+ COM+-(-AGE ( NEW ELIGIBLES :O NEV] DO ACQUIRE ! VOT+ VISE1 & ! ATTRITION ( ?OSE ( !IR ELD]S :O NEV] KICK ! HABIT4 ,MO/ >5'T CONSCI\S REFUSNIKS1 BUT !IR ABS5CE FROM ! ROLLS TODAY JU/ MAY PREFIGURE REFUSAL ( ! ROLES TOMORR[4 

,NATURALLY ! 7HAM/]-7:EEL]-DEAL]S ( ! LEFT DELIV] ! LOYALI/S :O MAKE ! SY/EM WORK = ALL !IR REJECTIVE RHETORIC4 ,SO DO ! MISNAM$ 0LIB]T>IANS10 SOME ( :OM HALLUC9ATE ?AT !Y'RE AN>*I/S4 ,= ?AT MATT]1 MORE ?AN A FEW AV[$ 0AN>*I/S0 SLUNK 9TO VOT+ BOO?S 9 #a#i#h#d1 & AN>*A-FEM9I/ 0IMAG9E0 7SIC7 5DORS$ ,MONDALE 9 ! PAGES ( ,CIRCLE ,A 9 ,ATLANTA1 PROMPT+ ,T$ ,LOPEZ TO ASK1 ,:AT DOES ! 0,A0 REALLY /& =8 ,MORE USUALLY !SE LOYAL OPPOSITIONI/S S]VE UP PA!TIC NO-W9 ?IRD P>TIES :I* (F] A 0*OICE02 ! *OICE1 HAV+ GONE TO ! BO!R ( VOT+ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 ( MAK+ ABSOLUTELY C]TA9 7NOT JU/ #i#i4#i#i.0 C]TA97 ( WA/+ ONE'S VOTE4 ,PROPOSALS TO REW>D VOT]S ) GRE5 /AMPS MAKE MORE S5SE4 ,:Y NOT 5FRAN*ISE PIGEONS & (F] !M PELLETS8 ,! REAL MEAN+ ( 0,DON'T WA/E Y\R VOTE0 IS1 DON'T CA/ IT4 

,! M9I-P>TIES SOLICIT VOTES AS A =M ( 0PROTE/10 BUT AS A M$IUM ( EXPRESSION1 A CAN ( SPRAY-PA9T HAS IT ALL OV] ANY ELECTION4 ,AS CON=MI/ AS VOT]S >E1 NO TWO ( !M MEAN PRECISELY ! SAME BY !IR VOTES EV5 IF CA/ = ! SAME C&IDATE4 

,YET ! VOTES AS TALLI$ >E ANONYM\S1 IMP]SONAL & 9T]*ANGEABLE4 ,A VOTE ONCE CA/ IS CA/ AWAY2 IT !N BELONGS TO ! PUNDITS & POLITICOS TO MAKE :AT !Y WILL ( IT4 ,& A C&IDATE ONCE ELECT$ WILL TELL Y\ :AT TO DO1 NO MATT] :AT W5T BE=E4 ,Y\ CAN'T PROTE/ FUNDAM5TALS BY VOT+3 VOT+ IS B\ND UP ) !M4 ,!RE'S NO SU* ?+ AS VOT+ AGA9/ VOT+4 

,CONTR>Y TO ! AN?ILL COLLECTIVI/S1 IT'S /UPID TO SAY NONVOT+ IS A M]ELY P]SONAL1 09DIVIDUALI/IC0 GE/URE4 ,:AT C\LD BE MORE PRIVATIZ$ & ISOLAT$ ?AN CA/+ A 0SECRET BALLOT0 7EVID5TLY DESIGN$ = PEOPLE ) SOME?+ TO HIDE7 ALL BY Y\RSELF :I* ACKN[L$GES Y\R /ATUS AS REPLACEABLE P>T ( A POLITY Y\ NEV] ASK$ TO BELONG TO8 ,COLLECTIVE ACTION AGA9/ ELECTORAL ALI5ATION IS FULLY AS FEASIBLE AS RUNN+ = (FICE1 BUT /RANGELY1 IT HOLDS NO APPEAL = P[]-HUNGRY 0PROGRESSIVES40 

,NO NE$ TO ADDRESS ! POPULI/ RE=MS 79ITIATIVE1 REF]5DUM1 RECALL1 ETC47 CONTRIV$ TO \TFLANK CORPORATE CONTROL ( ! /ATE4 ,AT BE/ !Y NEV] WORK$ ?AT WAY4 ,AT WOR/ !Y BECAME ! VEHICLE = REGRESSIVE 0RE=MS0 LIKE ,CALI=NIA'S ,PROPOSITION #ac :I* W]E ,K,Y'D 9TO ! BODY POLITIC BY MONEY$ CABALS :O BUY ! MASS M$IA4 ,AS ) ! ,PTOLEMAIC SY/EM1 ! EF=T TO RECTIFY ! ELECTORAL SY/EM ) EPICYCLES 9EVITABLY W5T AWRY4 ,! CRISIS ( DEMOCRACY TRANSC5DS ALL GIMMICKRY4 

,EV]Y POLITICIAN'S 0PLAT=M0 IS A SCAFFOLD4 ,:I* ( TWO FUNGIBLE FAK]S ASSUMES A P>TICUL> (FICE IS A MATT] ( DECREAS+ RELEVANCE TO REALITY4 ,A VOT] IS F> MORE LIKELY TO BE HIT BY A C> ON ! WAY TO ! POLLS ?AN S_/HE IS ( AFFECT+ ! \TCOME ( AN ELECTION1 TO SAY NO?+ ( *ANG+ REAL LIFE4 

,H[ MU* L[] WILL ! VOTE TOTALS GO BE=E ! 0W9N]S0 >E A%AM$ OR AFRAID TO TAKE (FICE8 

,PEOPLE >5'T AS /UPID AS ! POLITICIANS ?9K4 ,MORE & MORE ( US >E LAU<+ (F \R 0CIVIC DUTY0 TO VOTE1 REJECT+ ! ROLE ( COMPULSORY CON/ITU5T4 

,:AT IF !Y GAVE AN ELECTION & NOBODY CAME8 ,WE'LL F9D \T PRETTY SOON4 

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