This is an invalid ballot paper on which he wrote some time ago and hung it on the Internet. Has reached a certain distribution and has been plagiarized frequently. Still, I like to remember when approaching other lessons:
"In the dismal political climate, no vote is the only option truly free, critical and alternative electoral system leaves us.
Each We are increasingly those who think that political choices are mostly used as a mechanism of dominance: its function is only legitimizing the system. The mechanism is evil and not worth insisting on how it works now. Briefly, every four years gives the people to choose between a few options to designate those who rule (actually never more than two, draining much three real options for government.) Its rule thereafter, appears to be democratically founded. So that nothing is missing, the campaign, a debate between programs and ideology apparent given the necessary coverage to the process ... indeed forgetting that political decisions are not voted, but people free to exercise their power as they see fit. Today, the question of elections and its failure is not (as they arise innocently asked coyly MAS democracy) but uses p 
Aragua to stop and avoid ANY kind of participatory democracy. Given the poor attempts of citizens and social groups to gain direct decision-making areas and daily life, policy makers always claim the supreme power, as a true god of democracy, popular sovereignty. This divinity apparently occurs only in elections organized in general and from the government, so any other possibility is always at a disadvantage.
Aragua to stop and avoid ANY kind of participatory democracy. Given the poor attempts of citizens and social groups to gain direct decision-making areas and daily life, policy makers always claim the supreme power, as a true god of democracy, popular sovereignty. This divinity apparently occurs only in elections organized in general and from the government, so any other possibility is always at a disadvantage. We therefore conclude that we must react against the electoral system. The enemy is the arbitrary rule of a few, but it also shows a mechanism of ideological manipulation that leads many sincere democrats and not just the parties, who are obviously interested in reaching them that illegitimate power- to accept uncritically the goodness of the policy choices as the optimal instrument for political participation of citizens. Must be designed, therefore, effective strategies but correct and consistent with the criticism directed. What? Essentially one can think of three: abstentions, blank votes, spoiled ballot.
As critical social circles from which often articulate the radical democracy are permeated with the virus of electoral democracy, is usually only think of the first two. If you do not agree with the elections, they say, they do not vote. It is a view taken from collective historical roots, such as anarchism. The main virtue of its ability desligitimadora abstention. Poses a major problem: no way to differentiate active and critical abstaining from that which lies in the apathy, apathy, or submission. It protects the system is to be ignored or blamed on "lack of information." Little more. 
latest rally of the initiatives calling for the ballot blank. This is a type of voting designed for those who are unable to decide between the various electoral options that are presented. Conveys a sense of discontent by denying that any of the parties that choose the power is properly qualified for it. But it is a collaborator with the hopelessly vote electoral system, for a can be legally provided. To make matters worse, the proportional electoral system causes spoiled ballots ultimately favor the larger parties, are included in the total number of "valid votes" and thus contribute to the calculation of the ratio rising electoral (votes divided seats) is at the base of the entire cast.
In response, the choice protest, no doubt, is the spoiled ballot. First of all, involves breaking the rules, choose something that is not provided as an option. The no vote is a vote of the clumsy, the illiterate, who make mistakes in vote, it never hurts to be with the illiterate. Use a blank vote is politically subvert the system. Sends a message of complaint activist: we skip the rules.
Secondly, no vote is the only free vote, because voting is the only really creative. Denounce give us like sheep to choose between two or three options (very similar to each other). Life is multifaceted, complex and rich. The options are thousands and depends on the individual. With each vote can vote no to whoever, imaginary or real. The no vote serves both of exercise of freedom of expression as a complaint.
Finally, the invalid vote is one vote activist. Who votes no one bothers to think and prepare a ballot, not bother to go to the polls ... and all this for an act of protest, no more value than public condemnation and symbolic. That is the social activist model that will transform global society. No one who follows the parties and their systems as a massive amount to the Winter Palace, but the creative, independent wrestler, unpredictable, self. "
Joaquin Urias
Professor of Constitutional Law 
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