Obviously you are willing to extend this sort of cost benefit analysis to all kinds of influencing government?
If me grabbing a nanoslice of power in the form of casting a vote is like donating a thousand dollars to charity, me grabbing more than a nanoslice even by illegal means shouldn’t be dismissed out of hand and deserves even handed analysis. The value of such information seems to be pretty high.
Obviously you are willing to extend this sort of cost benefit analysis to all kinds of influencing government?
If me grabbing a nanoslice of power in the form of casting a vote is like donating a thousand dollars to charity, me grabbing more than a nanoslice even by illegal means shouldn’t be dismissed out of hand and deserves even handed analysis. The value of such information seems to be pretty high.
You have, in a nutshell, just explained why lobbyists exist.
Yes, this. I’d like to see the author of the article give a similar analysis on whether or not we should quit our jobs and become lobbyists.
I would argue it is easier to pull sideways by lobbying than voting or campaigning.
Do you own any stock in Diebold?
Are you a candidate this election for local supervisor of elections?
I shudder to think of what a small group of dedicated rational thinkers could do to subvert democracy to serve the needs of the people...