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Originally Posted by Versatile
Quite a few say that if you don't vote then shut up and quit bitching.
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I used to be one of these people who said 'If you don't vote, you can't complain.' While I still do vote, I have backed off of this position significantly.
With the government as big as it is and only moving in one direction (bigger) along with the corruption, I am much more sympathetic to peoples' decision not to vote than I was in the past.
For those of us who think the best approach would be a dramatic decrease in the size and scope of the federal government (even if achieved gradually), who do we support? Neither Trump nor Clinton supports this idea and, even if Cruz got elected President, Congress wouldn't support this.
That's one of the problems with having 'my party' or 'my candidate.' What if your party wins and they push legislation that's bad for the country? Do you still support it b/c it came from your party?