דעת תורה

דעת תורה For the past few months, the walls of  Yerushalayim are plastered with posters of pro (Mitzvah) & con (Issur) בחירות. The one thing they have in common is that both are claiming to be דעת תורה. I was wondering, how you can claim דעת תורה when for the last 70 years since the establishment of the State. רוב מנין ורוב בנין of Gedolei Haposkim, starting with the Chazon Ish etc. held that it is a Mitzvah or at best not an עבירה to vote In the Israeli elections. Yes, it is true that the Satmar Rebbe Zt"l was a גאון הגאונים a צדיק יסוד עולם, קדוש וטהור etc. but even in such cases, דעת תורה dictates אחרי רבים להטות. Why shouldn't we have to follow the דעת רבים? The Rebbe in his Sefer ויואל משה, asks this question. His answer is that if we are dealing with attaching oneself and partnering with the Zionist State which is מינות,כפירה,ע"ז & הפרת הדת then the rule of אחרי רבים להטות is not applicable. In other words אחרי רבים להטות is applicable for all the Mitzvos in the Torah even איסורי סקילה וכריתות The one exception where we do not follow the דעת רבים is having relations with Minim Kofrom Apikursim. Hence we have דעת תורה that one may not vote in the טמא Israeli elections.