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As time went on, his presidency featured solemn sermons about the citizen's duty to vote and the virtues of urging uninterested people to go to the polls, even if grumpily. But the piety of such citizens was always accompanied by a double difficulty. Even in normal times—do you remember?—there was no such obligation. And letting apathetic and disinterested people express their opinions on the ballot is bound to reduce the quality of the election results.
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These are not normal times. Indeed, millions of Americans usually, and rightly, believe that their political options should be better. I don't remember voters exclaiming, “What a divine presidential choice this year!” Still, 2024 is so unusual that you should consider, even if you don't necessarily accept, arguments in favor of principled non-voting. In short, the argument is as follows. “Elections register opinions.” Abstaining from voting may express a public-spirited opinion with potentially serious consequences.
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