You can't justify not voting.
No vote - no complaint.

Yes it is that simple - be part of the solution or the problem - your choice.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 5 Mar 2010, 12:12, 2 replies)

Quite

(Bazongaloid, Fri 5 Mar 2010, 12:32, closed)

Trouble is none of them are really worth your "X"
A mate of mine had the idea there should be a "non of the above" box on ballot papers.
If that one "wins" then they all have to go away and come back with better leaders and policies and we all have another go.
Until someone gets it right.
Eventually, we should get something worth our votes that way.

Yeah, I know it'll never work practically. but it's a nice idea.
(greatoldone Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl f'tagn, Fri 5 Mar 2010, 13:08, closed)

I agree with the None Of The Above option.
But not voting is not an option.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 5 Mar 2010, 13:34, closed)

Sorry if my letter was misinterpreted - definitely not a justification not to vote, more a general grievance about the fact that our "democracy" isn't really that democratic!

Heaven forbid we end up going down the route of America and start judging our politicians in the same contemptable way that our so-called pop stars reach the big time.

Surely there's got to be a way of improving things? (That doesn't involve Mr Fawkes and barrels of gunpowder!)
(libraryboy Cheer up, you could be french!, Fri 5 Mar 2010, 15:13, closed)

Oh I don't know
Guido was 10/10 for the idea, 0/10 for the execution
(Sir Tainley Barking Ezekiel 23:20, Fri 5 Mar 2010, 16:13, closed)

It's already
there.

It's called a spoiled vote.

Just go and spoil the vote - it's a counted vote, and effectively says "None of the above."

However, to vote, means to be on the electoral role - something I don't trust these Orewellian authoritarians with.

This will be the first election since I have been of age, that I
won't be voting in.

I simply don't trust them to know any more about me that they already do.
(dchurch bah, Mon 8 Mar 2010, 12:37, closed)