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Article: VOTE BECAUSE YOU'RE INFORMED, NOT JUST BECAUSE.(Editorial)(Editorial)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- October 16, 2002
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Byline: Gary M. Galles Local View
THE ``get out the vote'' in November drive is now firing on all cylinders.
In the wake of the Sept. 11 surge in patriotic feelings, the latest attempt to browbeat voters into exercising their franchise is the claim that failure to vote constitutes a failure of patriotism. But, as with so many such sound-bite arguments, it reflects seriously flawed logic. For instance:
``If you don't vote, you don't have a voice in government.'' This is one of many arguments based on a premise that your particular vote will affect what passes and who gets elected. But, in fact, your individual vote will make no difference in ...