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by JumpCrisscross 3142 days ago
With power comes responsibility. The flip side of suffrage is responsibility. Abstaining from (or casting a blank ballot in) an election or referendum is, practically, dividing your vote amongst those who show up.

(Someone who is not eligible to vote is not really one of a country's people. They're its visitors, children, felons, what have you.)