I don't think the writer of the original message was suggesting that anyone pray *instead of* voting. It's simply a plea for prayer on the part of everyone who shares his/her concerns, including those who cannot vote in the election and those whose vote is unlikely to influence the makeup of the Electoral College, but *not* necessarily excluding those who can and will vote effectively.

Why should the Mammon-worshipping neocons have a monopoly on spiritual support? Assuming that prayer and meditation can have some effect in the real world, isn't it reasonable to act upon the hope that the prayers of highly conscious, spiritually enlightened humans might well prevail over those of smallminded spirits cowed by fear and hatred?

By the way, I read the first three or four messages and just skipped to the bottom to write my own two-cents. If I'm repeating anything, or if I missed some salient point somebody made, sorry. The hour is late, my time is limited, and I just couldn't get into the negativity that seemed to be developing. I was much more interested in introducing my own negativity!