[quote=Magic]That's like saying you can't judge tea readings, crystal balls, astrology etc because you don't take part in it.
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Not with something you can change. If I complain about something I could change or could try to change and I don't, then what am I complaining about? I obviously don't care enough about it to try and change it, so I must be pretty much fine with it as is. It's like walking into your trashy room and going 'I hate all this trash. Something needs to be done.' And then sitting there and doing nothing.

[quote=mdk]Fuck that. I don't need or want a government to make *ANY* decisions that impact me. So as far as I'm concerned, we can get by just fine on 1% voter participation.[/quote] 

Then those 1% make 100% of the federal decisions that affect you. As a hypothetical example, say you're a college student, and you don't vote. The federal government proposes a bill to pay for college tuition for everyone. The 1% goes 'Nope'. You'd be affected, without ever giving your opinion.