In the end we are all accountable for our choices and the direct or indirect consequences of those choices...  even the choice to do nothing.   Yes,  doing nothing is a culpable choice,  and it too has consequences.   That fact about culpability for  'opting out' needs some serious thought when the available choices are not optimal in one's personal view.   Secondly,  is opting out a mature way to handle ambiguity? ...or merely a means of escape?   Just some thoughts to ponder before abandoning the electoral process in our representative democracy.