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Originally Posted by andygrif
I empathise with this view, but I don't agree with it on the basis that it is a demorcratic right not to vote.
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Until there is an option "none of the above" on the ballot paper, the only other option is not to vote.
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the fact is that they are simply apethetic to the whole process - simply believing that anyone in power is someone to moan about.
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Or possibly because some people have come to understand that your individual vote is worthless and whoever is in power is more likely than not going to do what the hell they like.
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This is partially the fault of the politicians and partially the fault of the non-voters.
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The part of the non-voters is *very* small IMO.
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One thing I particularly feel is that non-voters shouldn't really complain about the leaders of the day.
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If you live in a "safe" constituency, where the candidate gets regularly elected with a massive majority, whether you vote or not has damn all effect on the outcome. If you watch the election specials you soon realise that it is a relatively few "key marginals" which really determine the outcome of the election unless the party in power has become *incredibly* unpopular (eg the last Tory government).
And, as I mentioned above, unless there's a "none of the above" option, your only choice is to vote for another party (who probably don't represent what your views are anyway) or not to vote at all to show your dislike of the entire process.
This, however, does *NOT* preclude the right to express your displeasure of the party in power.