Last night I somewhat hastily posted my sentiments on our voting system, concerning the mathematical absurdity of any positive expectation from voting, as well as the basically flawed nature of our voting system. (More here) In the face of such undeniable evidence, I decided that voting would be foolish, and would only serve to legitimize this monstrosity of a government that is encroaching on our lives and liberties.
While I stand by this assertion, in the time since I published that blog entry, I received an impassioned plea of encouragement to vote from someone whose opinions I hold in high regard. What struck me most among the words of this person was the continued urge not to become apathetic and not to give up. I would like to clarify that even in my condemnation of voting as a sort of straw man without real influential power, it never crossed my mind that doing nothing was the answer. To to contrary, it seemed to me that much more radical and proactive means were necessary to affect change in this our government. Let my readers be comforted that after all this, I thumbed my nose at reason and statistical meaningfulness, took the plunge, and voted. Just so that I can never be accused of passivity or apathy, I will do every last thing necessary to wrestle power from these freedom-destroying imbiciles in office. Although I without question believe that voting is the weakest form of political expression, I owe this nation my "straw in hopes of breaking the camel's back", so to speak.
Although I have voted in a representative system, I would like to clarify that I am a Free Equitist, not a Democrat or Republican or Libertarian. I believe representative government to be degrading to our liberty and self-determination. By selecting a representative who I would prefer to "represent" me, I mean I wish him to do my will as a public servant. I do not wish him to do his will; he should have no will but that of the people. That any federal representative is actually capable of acting as a public servant, I seriously doubt. But, having voted, let us not say that we have done what we can, for voting is barely the start of what we can do.