The Value of Voting?

Ali and I have been having an online debate on the benefits of voting. It started with Ali commenting:

The more I study Public Choice, the more convinced I am that voting is useless.

Here was my response, Ali's reply, my retort, and Ali's latest thoughts. I have a big legal writing assignment due tomorrow, but will try to respond by Wednesday.

Be sure to read Ali's latest post. He put a lot of time and thought into it.