Perhaps another question is, why should all users of the network get a vote? Does a person who bought 0.0001 BTC one time get a vote? Miners get the power because they invest in keeping the system running 24/7.
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Because miners interests may not be the same as those of the other users.
So? The miners invested in the network. Users just use it. They can vote by going elsewhere, or invest in the network for a vote.
That makes no sense. Without people using it and creating demand there would be no value in mining it.
People can and do use it. But why do they need a vote? That makes no sense. They are not forced to use it. They can leave whenever they want.
On that basis why do miners need a vote? Nobody is forcing them to mine. Why does anyone need a vote?
Yeah sure why not? Stakeholders simply make their demands of the market and leave if it doesn't deliver. Having a voting process essentially guarantees a central authority to count and enforce the votes.
Choosing to participate or not participate is a form of voting.
Not necessarily. You can implement these things in code - that is how these things activate anyway. Of course one could say that the person/people that create the code and set the parameters could be seen as a point of centralisation. I don't think there is a simple solution!