Originally Posted by
Spiff
I have thought this through.
Well, your post suggested that 3 missed/abstained votes was a clear sign of an "elected representative who really cannot or will not do his/her job". I am glad you clarified that you did not mean what your post implied.
Other FlyerTalkers may feel differently, but I'm not going to accept wild conspiracy theories as a valid reason to change the way we tabulate votes.
What conspiracy theory? I have a deep aversion to conspiracy theories, which means that I have an equal aversion to second level conspiracy theories (i.e. conspiracy theories about the existence of a conspiracy theory).
In any event, this is all by the by: it is rather more fruitful to address the substantive issues rather than trying to second-guess intentions.