News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Confessions of a Congressman. Parent comment

Re:Confessions of a Congressman by biscotti on Saturday February 07, 2015 @12:38PM (#9014644)
Any percentage of the electorate abstaining their vote through apathy reduces the legitimacy of the congress / system
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Confessions of a Congressman by evv on Saturday February 07, 2015 @02:54PM (#9015104)
If a significant portion of the population refuses to vote, it only reduces the legitimacy of the democracy.

But the system is still perfectly robust. How can you expect the government to improve if you refuse to utilize the only mechanism you have for imparting change?

Comments like yours seem to imply that there needs to be some sort of radical revolution in order to see any improvement in our system. What kind of revolution do you imagine?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Confessions of a Congressman by a3n on Saturday February 07, 2015 @06:52PM (#9015825)
There is no mechanism for measuring voting percentage and triggering a legitimacy action in the US.
[ Parent | on HN ]