Quote Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro View Post
Why would we want as many people to vote as possible with no eye to how thoughtful and well considered their votes are?
Because it is the best option you have. Whether at 25, 26, 57 or 89 that is precisely what many people do. They “just do” that voting thing, or they abstain completely. In (general) absence of well thought out votes the next best thing is to have as many votes as possible because that way you have a much better view of the electorate as a whole including those who do not vote.