Voter turn out in America is pathetic. I like the idea of making voting compulsory here.
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To: freeparella
To: freeparella
I don't want people who don't care enough to vote on their own, voting.
3 posted on
11/24/2004 11:46:08 AM PST by
JenB
To: freeparella
Already posted
here earlier today.
4 posted on
11/24/2004 11:46:09 AM PST by
Publius
To: freeparella
Liberty includes the freedom not to vote.
To: freeparella
The average voter is dumb enough already. (48% voted for the most unqualified person a major party has ever nominated)
Compulsory voting would elect that person.
To: freeparella
But I don't want stupid people voting!!
7 posted on
11/24/2004 11:48:55 AM PST by
FreeKeys
("There is always an easy solution to every human problem: neat, plausible and wrong."- H. L. Mencken)
To: freeparella
Voter turn out in America is pathetic. I like the idea of making voting compulsory here.Too "1984"-ish for me.
9 posted on
11/24/2004 11:49:47 AM PST by
Lazamataz
("Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown" -- harpseal)
To: freeparella
If an individual is too apathetic to even come to the polls, do you honestly believe they'll do the research necessary to make informed decisions about who'll best lead our nation if they're forced to vote? That's all we need - apathetic idiots pulling random levers to decide who's going to lead you and me; the ones who actually do give a damn.
If someone doesn't want to vote, more power to them. If that's their attitude, I'd much rather they sit down, shut up, and stay out of the electoral process.
"Compulsory voting - putting the intelligent, informed, and motivated under the control of the apathetic, the ill-informed, and the lazy."
10 posted on
11/24/2004 11:50:57 AM PST by
NJ_gent
(Conservatism begins at home. Security begins at the border. Please, someone, secure our borders.)
To: freeparella
"Voter turn out in America is pathetic. I like the idea of making voting compulsory here."
If a citizen does not like the candidates, he can express that dissatisfaction by not voting. It is a little thing called FREEDOM. And if a citizen is so disinterested that he does not know the candidates or issues, why would you want him to vote? His vote would dilute those of that are involved.
11 posted on
11/24/2004 11:50:59 AM PST by
MPJackal
("If you are not with us, you are against us." That includes demonrats)
To: freeparella
I don't want more people voting. I want fewer.
I'm also in favor of IQ tests for qualification - If someone's IQ isn't as high as an average turnip they shouldn't be allowed to vote, thereby assuring Republican rule.
12 posted on
11/24/2004 11:51:03 AM PST by
Graybeard58
(Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an a**hole)
To: freeparella
Great idea! Make people who don't give a damn vote ........
I much prefer that you have a college degree, a 120 IQ, own a home or at least a car, be a veteran and get handed a ballot with nothing but the position on it and if you're too damn dumb to fill in the correct name you don't get to vote.
To: freeparella
Too many people vote in this country as it is.
In more enlightened times only land owners were allowed to vote.
Welfare recipients and non-english speakers definitely have no business voting.
14 posted on
11/24/2004 11:52:49 AM PST by
hang 'em
(If I want to listen to the shrill misery of some pus-gut, gas-bag shrew, I'll call my ex-wife.-anon)
To: freeparella
Compulsory voting forces people to engage with their democracy -- maybe the United States should try a doseHell no. If someone is too ignorant or apathetic to vote on their own, they have no business voting because they are generally clueless.
16 posted on
11/24/2004 11:53:21 AM PST by
RockinRight
(Liberals are OK with racism and sexism, as long as it is aimed at a Republican.)
To: freeparella
I have Australian friends, and one thing I've asked them about is their compulsury voting laws. They don't like it. My one friend is very apolitical and she votes for herself, because she really doesn't care to understand the issues. I respect that more than her voting for one person or another without investigating them.
I like freedom. Freedom means being able to be stupid. Freedom means being able to hurt yourself. Freedom means not voting if you don't want to.
I'm 24. A lot of people my age don't care about the issues. I have more respect for people who don't know about the issues and don't vote, than I do for people who have no idea what the hell they're talking about and don't shut up about it.
I hope you don't argue for removal of the Electoral College. One terrible thing we did was change the Constitution to directly elect Senators.
17 posted on
11/24/2004 11:53:35 AM PST by
t_skoz
("let me be who I am - let me kick out the jams!")
To: freeparella
If 'none of the above' is not an option, compulsory voting would probably be unconstitutional.
18 posted on
11/24/2004 11:54:18 AM PST by
Spok
To: freeparella
I prefer the freedom of voting...or not voting.
20 posted on
11/24/2004 11:54:37 AM PST by
nyconse
To: freeparella
I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, a huge
turnout eliminates the idea that elections can be stolen by one party or the other. OTOH, where is the guarantee that even MORE monies would not be spent(translate that WASTED) to "enlighten" the masses? Even more harmful: Are we sure we want to FORCE voter participation on those with no interest in taking the responsibility to educate themselves to the issues? I'd rather the Ignorant stay home and let someone else do the valid thinking. Then too,until the MSM can be kept out of the equation, the Gullible remain easy prey to brain-washing propaganda (translate that LIES)!
21 posted on
11/24/2004 11:54:40 AM PST by
Grendel9
To: freeparella
Cattle Prod Voters, thats what this Republic needs!
22 posted on
11/24/2004 11:55:33 AM PST by
Plutarch
To: freeparella
23 posted on
11/24/2004 11:55:38 AM PST by
PISANO
(Never Forget 911!! & 911's 1st Heroes..... "Beamer, Glick, Bingham & Bennett.")
To: freeparella
There are some great arguments going both ways on the issue, however, freedom has to trump in this case. A higher % of people voting is not an end unto itself. Too bad there is no way to apply an "informed %" on elections to see how many people were actually informed about the issues and candidates they voted for or against. Sadly, too many people aren't interested.
Even amongst suposedly informed voters - how many of you actually read the voter phamplets this year? How many people in Australia are actually reading the voting materials? It would be interesting to know.
The uninformed probably shouldn't vote just for votings sake.
24 posted on
11/24/2004 11:55:50 AM PST by
Owl558
(Don't tread on me!)
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