The government that brought you the DMV, the airport security line, and a tax code nobody understands now wants the power to fine me for skipping an election. Forgive me for not handing over more authority to an institution that mails my jury summons to an address I left in 2019. And for what? So I can choose between two candidates I wouldn't trust to housesit? The whole pitch is that forcing me to pick one makes the winner more legitimate, which is just grade inflation for democracy. Slap a participation trophy on a broken menu and call it the will of the people. If turnout is the emergency everyone claims, try giving me someone worth voting for. Until then, my staying home is the most honest review of the product I can leave.
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