People love the idea that the pendulum always swings back but that is survivor bias. The graveyard of history is filled with civilizations where the pendulum failed to swing back the last time. I have no faith that the US is exempt from history, but that doesn't mean we can't at least try to defy it. No reason we can't at least try to push the pendulum back one more time and put in place better safeguards. Get out there. Vote because you still can. Write your representatives because you still can. Boycott because you still can. Tell people they are wrong when they spout hate and lies. Do the things you still can because it is now clear that there are things you can't do freely and that list, unfortunately, is growing.
Questioning why something gets down voted is a great way to get more down votes, but I gotta ask, why did this get down voted? Is this just a bot going and down voting anything that appears against the current administration? I am now taking a stand so I really don't care about karma points. If you down voted my comment, or this one, tell me why. Democracies die without discussion so share you disagreement and discuss it. That would actually be a great feature for HN, no down vote without a comment or you loose a karma point yourself.
Bold of you to assume that voting will be able to change anything - will future votes not be rampant with corrupt practices? What controls will still be in place to ensure that?
Use it or loose it. Voter fraud has never been an issue, it has been voter disenfranchisement that has been the biggest problem. It is very likely that elections going forward will see that trend rise dramatically all while keeping people, incorrectly, focused on fraud. Either way, don't give up. Vote. Get others to vote. Help them get over the hurdles placed in front of them to block their voting. It is possible to make a difference even if it is harder now than it was before.
