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October 08, 2006

Vote "None of the Above"

From Brewster's Millions (1985):

Monty Brewster: What are you gonna vote?
Crowd: None of the above!

How many times have you been faced with a ballot and you just wished that "NONE OF THE ABOVE" was an option. Not only to indicate your dissatisfaction with the candidates listed, but also to make it possible for them to NOT receive a majority of votes and hence not gain election.

I can't count how many times I have even met the dreaded "Vote for only one" and there is ONLY one candidate to begin with, ensuring victory to this unchallenged soul. That always makes me shudder internally... and I oft leave it blank if I dislike the candidate.

I can live with a run-off election with different candidates. We waste plenty of public money on more trivial drivel than this. I would be willing to pay for the opportunity to run out lifer, corrupt politicians and mud-slinging, PAC pandering, sharks. I would pay happily for the opportunity to vote for a real, genuine option.

Posted by Ravennacht at October 8, 2006 01:07 AM Posted to Idealisms | Politics