Many years ago, when I was in junior high school, I got into a discussion with one of my teachers about voting in the school elections for the Student Council. It went something like this:
Me: “Do I have to vote?”
Teacher: “No, but you should.”
Me: “Why?”
Teacher: “Because it’s your civic duty!”
Me: “But the candidates are all puppets of the [school] administration.”
Teacher: “Well, write yourself in.”
Me: “But the student council has no power, the administration can disregard anything it says.” Continue reading
