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Paul E. Schroeder - A Life, Wasted - washingtonpost.com (967 words) |
 | They were wasted in a belief that democracy would grow simply by removing a dictator -- a careless misunderstanding of what democracy requires. |
| They were wasted by not sending enough troops to do the job needed in the resulting occupation -- a careless disregard for professional military counsel. |
| Until then, the lives of other sons, daughters, husbands, wives, fathers and mothers may be wasted as well. |
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Wasted vote - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (562 words) |
| An electoral system which reduces the number of wasted votes is considered desirable by some, on grounds of fairness or on the more pragmatic basis that a voter who feels their vote has made no difference may feel detached from their government or lose confidence in the democratic process. |
| Their arguments may either suggest that in any voting system each vote is wasted (unless the result is decided by a single vote), or that no vote is wasted as each one sends a political signal which will be taken into account in preparation for the subsequent election. |
| In a plurality voting system, the term "wasted vote" is not usually applied to votes for the second-placed candidate, but rather to votes for candidates finishing third or lower. |
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