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After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs.

NOTA is not a 'paper tiger' but un-utilized policy to strengthen democracy

[ हिंदी ] Before Supreme Court order to the Election Commission of India to include NOTA (None Of The Above) button on electronic voting machines (EVMs) citizens who did not want to vote for any candidate had hardly any choice. Using NOTA was not an easy or hassle-free option earlier. People like me who used NOTA earlier had to go through an ordeal to fight for our right to NOTA and make officers provide us the required register. Also it clearly meant making it publicly known we are using NOTA and causing almost an 'inconvenience' to busy poll staff on duty. So having NOTA button on EVM machines has surely changed a lot in reality and made it easier and practical for people who want to use it to exercise their right to vote in democracy. If a citizen does not want to vote for any candidate contesting a particular election she/ he should get a choice to register NOTA vote in democracy. And not just this, if number of votes polled by winning candidate are less than NOTA vot...