Ask HN: Do you vote?

Re:Ask HN: Do you vote? by drewrv on Thursday October 23, 2014 @07:08PM (#8501221)

At an individual level voting doesn't seem to make much of an impact, but the whole point of voting is that it's a group activity.

Washington state has legal pot. Texas has strict abortion laws. The reason the laws of a state reflect the beliefs of the populous is due to voting. The fact that seniors vote in high numbers, while college students vote in low numbers, is why universities get budget cuts but social security is sacred.

The idea that voting doesn't make a difference is a fiction.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you vote? by UnoriginalGuy on Thursday October 23, 2014 @08:22PM (#8501490)

Statistically none of that is true for the majority of the country.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you vote? by drewrv on Thursday October 23, 2014 @08:33PM (#8501524)

Can you please refute my point then? If not due to voting, why do areas with a liberal population enact liberal policies and areas with a conservative population enact conservative policies? I'm honestly curious to know what you think...

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