In my mind, "not voting" is the same as say voting for Ralph Nader. One way or another, you're giving allowing the Republican party to take the lead by factioning off votes for the Democratic party. Don't get me wrong, I completely support the right for the Green Party and Ralph Nader to get their support, but let's be realistic and realize that it's the end result that truly matters, and you have to decide what's more important to you: Voting for what you believe, or that anyone would be better then another Republican (on a side note: McCain was the scariest possible of all the possible candidates for the Republican party for me. He thinks like Bush, but he's the smarts upstairs to back it up) in the presidential office.