---
title: The People as King
description: "Who cares about voting?  Not U.S. citizens: only sixty-six out of a hundred voted in the last election."
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# [The People as King](https://simeonmorrow.com/vienna-live/the-people-as-king)

 Written by [Vienna Live with Simeon Morrow](https://simeonmorrow.com/vienna-live/author/vienna-live-with-simeon-morrow) | Nov 4, 2024 1:48:01 PM

> #### In what kind of kingdom does one-third of the king never even show up?
> 
> #### — *Simeon Morrow*

A commentary by SIMEON MORROW

 WASHINGTON, D.C.: Who cares about voting?  Not U.S. citizens: only sixty-six out of a hundred voted in the last election.

In primary school terms, 66% equals a "D" or "lowest acceptable" grade.  "Well that was during the Pandemic, so it's understandable", you're probably thinking.  66/100 turns out to be the highest voter turnout since 1900 ([Pew Research](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/07/12/voter-turnout-2018-2022/)<https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/07/12/voter-turnout-2018-2022/>); turnout was higher four years ago than it was during World War I., World War II., the Vietnam War and post-9/11.

The United States is a re-public, which literarily means "the people are the king".  In what kind of kingdom does one-third of the king not even show up?  Or worse: what does the two-thirds of the king who shows up decide at the expense of the missing third?  

 

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