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In reply to the discussion: An open letter to folks like myself who cannot in good conscience vote for Obama [View all]MineralMan
(146,308 posts)Well, here's the deal: It won't be a disenfranchised voter who votes for Obama. It will be you. You will mark the ballot. Your hand will do the marking. Your brain will control your hand. Bottom line is that you, and you alone, will mark your ballot.
All that you've said in an attempt to divorce yourself from that action has no effect whatsoever. I'm glad you will vote and that you will vote for President Obama. That's your best choice. But you will not be voting as a proxy for anyone else. You will be voting. You can't fool yourself, and you will know who voted when you mark the ballot.
If you are concerned about the disenfranchised, there are ways you can help get them enfranchised, but time is short. Your vote does nothing for the disenfranchised. It is merely your vote, however you vote.