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To: Jacquerie
To continue voting as if the law is made with our consent is to give the patina of legitimacy to tyranny.

In the name of being realistic, the statement amounts to unrealistic posturing. A vote is a weapon. It's not always the most powerful weapon, the weapon it once was, or the weapon we want it to be, and people may say untrue things about the election, but a vote is an asset that can be used in a variety of ways. As police training tells you, in a fight, you never throw away a weapon or a shield.

6 posted on 06/29/2015 5:04:56 AM PDT by SamuraiScot
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To: SamuraiScot
"As police training tells you, in a fight, you never throw away a weapon or a shield."

I disagree. If your weapon has been broken, then it becomes a hindrance and a distraction.

7 posted on 06/29/2015 5:38:11 AM PDT by semaj (Audentes fortuna juvat: Fortune favors the bold. Be Bold FRiends.)
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To: SamuraiScot

It will be interesting to see whether in the next election conservatives come out in droves to vote in a desperate hope to return normalcy to government, or stay away in droves in despair.


8 posted on 06/29/2015 5:48:17 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: SamuraiScot

You still believe that after watching the powers in D.C. nullify the will of the people hundreds of times over? We band together, get strong conservatives elected, people we trust in, only to have them flip to RINO status in short order. The very few who don’t are neutered by RINO leadership. So, yes, voting just gives the masses something to get excited about every couple of years, believing they’re making a difference.


10 posted on 06/29/2015 6:02:36 AM PDT by ChocChipCookie ("Demons run when a good man goes to war.")
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