OrionTheWolf
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Tal Kirata, On State levels it is one man one vote but not on the national level. Only the votes of 538 individuals count: " The United States Electoral College is a term used to describe the 538 Presidential Electors who meet every four years to cast the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States. The Presidential Electors of each state are elected by a vote of the people of that state on the day traditionally called Election Day. Presidential Electors meet in their respective state capitol buildings (or in the District of Columbia) on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December (per 3 U.S.C. § 7), never as a national body. At the 51 separate meetings, held on the same day, the electors cast the electoral votes. As such, the collective concept of the 51 groups is the technical definition of the college, despite never convening together. The electoral college system, like the national convention, is an indirect element in the process of electing the president. The Constitution does not require the electors to vote as pledged, but many states do require their electors to vote as pledged.[1] " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College Even in one man one vote, many people may pledge their support one way, if they are part of a voting block, but once the vote they may vote differently. I am sure you are aware of the information above, and I mainly provide it for those that are unaware of the Electoral College. If you personally feel that you should not interfere with the one man one vote, I can understand that but to persuade in any fashion, those of your house to vote a certain way does not appear to be unethical, and is fact inherant in the system. Live well, Orion Live well, Orion quote:
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ORIGINAL: kajirakia There are however, many countries when voting is mandatory for all adult citizens. Do you feel that in such a case again the Master has no business whom his slave votes for? Well look, as a Gorean Master anything his slave does requires his permission, and it would be in her interest for it to please him. But he is also a Citizen of a sovereign State (as is she as well). I am not a proponent of always obeying the law, but voting is a very serious matter. If the legal system of the sovereighty to which he has pledged his allegiance mandates a "one man one vote" principle in its elections, then I feel he is bound by his word of honor as a Citizen to refrain from denying or directing his slave's participation in the process. In other words, yes. K.
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When speaking of slaves people always tend to ignore this definition "One who is abjectly subservient to a specified person or influence."
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