Just in time for the elections, the Union-Tribune’s contrarian opinionator Chris Reed has penned an article disputing the oft-repeated claim about voting being needed for a healthy democracy.

Everyone: Voting key to healthy democracy. Evidence: No, it’s not is thoughtful and, I suppose, logical in its own way. Ultimately it’s about debunking one of those oft-quoted things that “everybody knows.”

But seeing the article right before election day makes me think… Don’t vote? Really? What’s up with that?  

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