I take back what I said before. Actually, no, I amend it. That’s my right as an American. I was riding my bike through the streets of Hampden and got to thinking: people who are truly powerful simply act. They don’t make excuses or explanations or ask others for permission. Elections are after-the-fact rituals designed to get everybody else on board for things which have already been decided, and in all likelihood are well underway. You’re not surrendering your authority by voting because you don’t have any. You haven’t developed it.