all this spirited debate seems very hopeful and democratic and american. personally, i am starting to think the “not voting” option may be the only meaningful way to dissent. if enough people lost interest, then maybe things would actually change. or maybe not. i looka t my ballots lately in complete puzzlement, no sense of any mark i could make on it necessarily meaning anything. hope no one is giving themselves an ulcer over any of this, as i don’t want my insurance bill to go up to pay for it. please, for god’s sake, and our mutual pocketbooks, take care of yourselves!