[Whit]

     Ok, granted you can't get a third party guy elected because you vote for him. What I meant was that for every third party vote at least one of the big two knows he just lost a vote he thinks should have been his. If these were to add up then they would pay more attention.
     Granted, this isn't that realistic these days, but if more people did vote it would change. With such low voter turn out the politicians know they can do whatever they want, as long as they still have their little core group. Bush, for instance, knows that he can take away our right to a lawyer or a trial, as long as he backs gun rights. He'll still have the NRA and associated votes. If gun lobbyist represented a smaller percentile then they wouldn't have as much power.
     Like I said, vote in opposition to whoever I vote for, but vote. Until those percentages come up then the politicians will continue to do whatever the hell they want. A voting, politcaly aware public is a politicians worst nightmare. It means they actually have to try to represent us to keep their jobs.