I don't vote because the probability of decisiveness is virtually zero. With representative democracy, the idea is that our "elected" officials have greater decisiveness and therefore more incentives to have accurate information about what they're voting about. But this doesn't mitigate against human error, as this example clearly shows:
Politicians in Jersey have decided to spend £10m on a new park because of an accidental vote.
After more than half a day of debate, plans to spend the money on the Millennium Park were passed by just one vote, with 23 in favour and 22 against.
Senator Alan Maclean said he had meant to vote against the proposal but papers on his desk meant he had pushed the wrong button.
Given the level of political knowledge possessed by the typical voter, it's probably a good thing that their vote hardly *ever* counts. It's just a shame that the votes of politicians, on occasions, do!
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