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> Your only recourse is voting (as it should be in a democratic society)

If I believe that every man is free to do what they please as long as it doesn't have a direct negative effect on someone else's right to be free, how can I vote for someone and give them the implicit power to restrict the freedom of myself and others?

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Take the third option. Invalidate your vote. Invalid votes are a recognized form of civil disobedience. If enough people aren't pleased by choices given, it will reduce credibility of any government significantly.

Vote for who? The Republican who supports the status quo or the Democrat who supports the status quo? Or the third party candidate who won't win?

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