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Originally Posted by Flat Six
Many years ago I dated a woman from a semi-large family -- 14 adults for dinner at the folks' house every Sunday. Before every election after Sunday dinner they'd get together and discuss candidates and ballot measures, with everyone getting a say and debating pros & cons. Then they'd decide how to vote -- as a bloc -- on every issue/office. Their premise was they didn't want any one person's vote to cancel out another's. One of the coolest civic-minded traditions I've ever seen.
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this is a terrible idea and not civic minded in the least, and I'm glad we live in a country with a private ballot.
ie, this is just a way for parents to push their children to voting the same as them.