Is it a "mandate" if only 25% of eligible voters actually vote????

1. Shame on the voters in the 14th Congressional District who didn't show up to vote on Saturday.
2. Shame on the voters who knew they wouldn't be able to make it to the polls on March 8th and didn't take the time to do either early voting or get an absentee ballot.
   
3. Shame on the governor who set a Saturday election as a "test."
4. Shame on Denny Hastert (see posting below....still aggravates me).
5. Shame on the Chicago Tribune for their disgraceful endorsement of Foster (pandering to the Obama crapola is disgusting).
   

Read this article from today's Kane County Chronicle about the extremely low voter turnout.

Is it a representative democracy if 75% of the eligible voters don't care enough to vote?