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The Foundational Importance Of Voting: A Response To Professor Flanders, Joshua A. Douglas
The Foundational Importance Of Voting: A Response To Professor Flanders, Joshua A. Douglas
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Voting is the foundational concept for our entire democratic structure. We think of voting as a fundamental-the most fundamental-right in our democracy. When a group of citizens collectively elects its representatives, it affirms the notion that we govern ourselves by free choice. An individual's right to vote ties that person to our social order, even if that person chooses not to exercise that right. Voting represents the beginning; everything else in our democracy follows the right to vote. Participation is more than just a value. It is a foundational virtue of our democracy.
Professor Chad Flanders, in a thought-provoking contribution …