The next time you hear someone going on about the "right to
vote," remind them than voting is not a right - it's a coercive power wielded by
the voting minority over a society. Rights
denote the extent of action men may take without initiating force against
others. Voting is force, the power to compel others at the point of a gun. Media campaigns that attempt to "rock the
vote," are advocating putting guns in the hands of more people, usually those
least motivated to make informed decisions about whom their ballots target. The ultimate purpose of the democratic process is to redistribute the moral responsibility of the group with the most guns to the entire electorate.