CDR: Re: California bars free speech of those cutting deals on votes

[Tim May]

At 9:48 AM +0000 11/1/00, Ken Brown wrote:
>
>The same has, I suspect, been true of 3rd parties in the USA. You can't
>judge their strength by their vote because many of their votes because
>they are nearly always a vote *against* whoever seems most likely to get
>in. And because genuine supporters, knowing their preferred candidate
>won't get in, may pragmatically vote for the contender they consider
>least damaging. As Tim pointed out the other day. We're not doing this
>for fun. If there is a chance of getting someone in who will do less
>real damage, vote for them. In the absence of revolution, amelioration
>at least ameliorates.

In the interest of full disclosure, I should say that I'm bouncing 
between voting for Bush as a "do the least damage" (on gun issues, 
tax issues, foreign affairs, etc.) and voting for Browne of the LP on 
"feelgood" issues.

(In that I'll feel better in coming years being able to think to 
myself: "I didn't vote for that Bush clown...I voted my principles!")

However, as any vote is of marginal importance, as with the 
amelioration issue you mention, I'm still undecided. Needless to say, 
neither Gore nor Nader are in my universe of choices, however.

--Tim May

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