Source: Law & Liberty
by John G Grove
“Rachel Lu has written a thoughtful reflection on the personal obligations of voting and the potential moral difficulties that come with it. I find most of her observations to be valuable, though I don’t think that they lead to the conclusion she draws, namely, that there is a strong moral presumption to vote — and to vote for a major party candidate who has a reasonable chance of winning and governing. … Lu argues that the decision not to vote for a major party candidate must survive something like strict scrutiny review: one must have a compelling moral reason not to vote for a viable candidate, and abstention must be the only reasonable way to satisfy that moral obligation. I would argue that, once we recognize the limits of politics and its increasingly common tendency to distort other, more important commitments, something more like a ‘rational basis review’ is appropriate.” (10/23/24)
https://lawliberty.org/forum/the-claims-of-the-voting-booth/