SD:  You're a Scientist...says so in your maniker:  "if a  tree falls in the forest and no one's around to hear it, does it make a sound?"  "how many angels can dance on the head of that pin?"  "if no voters no vote instead of possibly no-voting, btw: "no voting" means "not voting" and "no-voting" means "voting no", is it the same thing?  Should eligible voters who don't vote be included in the statistics of "popular vote" voters (if so, why is no voting more popular than no-voting?) ..should we accept Mekun's oerceived premise that non-voters are, statistically, part of the pool of(no and yes) voters?  Would you please prepare this question in the form of a Venn Diagram and bring it to Planktown in Springfield on Feb. 3rd at 6 :00 for a gathering of some fellow posters and a fun little visit.  I'll buy you a beer (this is actually a big deal....I'm a cheap SOB)...call if you have any questions..  regards, Gary Crum  Hope to see you on the 3rd....now get to work on the Venn Diagram!!