[Paco]

Easy TomGuy, I'm not quarreling with our method of voting, etc., but I don't have to like the inane "principled," "no vote to send a message" crowd. Based on your reaction I assume you're one of those?

[TomGuy]

I don't have to like the inane "principled," "no vote to send a message" crowd.

Call it what you will, you still want to deny the voter the priviledge -- unless they vote the way you want.

I assume that you would like to be the one distributing the kool-aid.

For me, every vote, just like every non-vote, sends a message. I may not always like the message, but as long as The US Constitution is still valid, every voter has the right to cast (or not cast) their vote the way they want.