What's wrong with mandatory voting?

[foo]

Isn't higher voter turnout a good thing? Isn't having the ballots accurately reflect the people's desires a good thing?

Australia and Belgium are far more free than we are, and they have mandatory voting.

 

[ttwtt78640]

Isn't higher voter turnout a good thing? Isn't having the ballots accurately reflect the people's desires a good thing?

Australia and Belgium are far more free than we are, and they have mandatory voting.

Yep, the more government mandates that we add then the more free we will become. One surely can't argue with that stellar logic. You can always tell a moron, but you sure can't tell 'em much.

 

[spud_meister]

Isn't higher voter turnout a good thing? Isn't having the ballots accurately reflect the people's desires a good thing?

Australia and Belgium are far more free than we are, and they have mandatory voting.

Because mandatory voting means I just draw penises on the ballot. The better question is why should there be mandatory voting? What is gained by forcing people uninterested in politics to participate?

 

[foo]

Because mandatory voting means I just draw penises on the ballot. The better question is why should there be mandatory voting? What is gained by forcing people uninterested in politics to participate?

It allows a more accurate representation of what the people want from their government

 

[Thrilla]

Isn't higher voter turnout a good thing? Isn't having the ballots accurately reflect the people's desires a good thing?

Australia and Belgium are far more free than we are, and they have mandatory voting.

why do you want to abolish the right to vote and replace it with the duty to vote?

 

[CMPancake]

It allows a more accurate representation of what the people want from their government

What if what the people want from the government are not being represented in the ballot?

I get you're a troll and I'm sure your time here will come to a close, but at least try harder than this.

 

[foo]

why do you want to abolish the right to vote and replace it with the duty to vote?

Because that would give the government a better representation of what the majority wants

 

[foo]

What if what the people want from the government are not being represented in the ballot?

I get you're a troll and I'm sure your time here will come to a close, but at least try harder than this.

what the hell are you saying? The ballot is designed so that it asks voters what they want from the government

 

[ttwtt78640]

It allows a more accurate representation of what the people want from their government

What if they just want to be left alone? Those that do not vote may be sending precisely that message - we used to call them the silent majority.

 

[spud_meister]

It allows a more accurate representation of what the people want from their government

But when I draw penises on my ballot, I'm voting for everyone because they're all dicks. People who aren't interested in politics will vote for whoever ran the best campaign, and are unlikely to go further than that. And in a two party system like the US, there's no representation of everyone anyway.

Mandatory voting in Australia has allowed a de facto two party system to form, as the Labor and Liberal parties have the most funds to draw on. Were mandatory voting discontinued, third parties would obtain a larger share of votes and the system would become far more democratic.

 

[CMPancake]

what the hell are you saying? The ballot is designed so that it asks voters what they want from the government

Elections for the most part have Talking heads A or B. I for one am usually a fan of neither.

 

[Henrin]

Because that would give the government a better representation of what the majority wants

I have no desire to vote and no desire to be someone under the governments command. If I'm forced to vote all I will do is **** around.

 

[ttwtt78640]

what the hell are you saying? The ballot is designed so that it asks voters what they want from the government

In what way does choosing a candidate's name on a secret ballot tell even that candidate what you want? Many must have wanted hope and change from Obama yet quite a few of them seem to have less of both now.

 

[Thrilla]

It allows a more accurate representation of what the people want from their government

I guess that means Spud wants exactly dick from his government.....

 

[radcen]

Isn't higher voter turnout a good thing? Isn't having the ballots accurately reflect the people's desires a good thing?

Australia and Belgium are far more free than we are, and they have mandatory voting.

I'll probably regret this, but I'll bite.

Our low turnout already does reflect the people's desires... they don't care.

 

[Thrilla]

Because that would give the government a better representation of what the majority wants

the government will just have to deal with what the majority of voters want

 

[foo]

I'll probably regret this, but I'll bite.

Our low turnout already does reflect the people's desires... they don't care.

Or maybe they don't have time to vote, or are disenfranchised by voter id regulations.

 

[Thrilla]

Or maybe they don't have time to vote, or are disenfranchised by voter id regulations.

wait a minute.. you oppose voter ID, but favor mandatory voting???

dafuq?

 

[Fiddytree]

Isn't higher voter turnout a good thing? Isn't having the ballots accurately reflect the people's desires a good thing?

Australia and Belgium are far more free than we are, and they have mandatory voting.

If it was a true representation of the people's will, you wouldn't need to be forced.

Your argument should instead be whether or not it is good for them to be forced to vote.

While it is indeed good for them, it would not be good governance to increase the power of the inept.

 

[Fiddytree]

Or maybe they don't have time to vote, or are disenfranchised by voter id regulations.

That is true on both accounts, but the third option (which you do not address) is just as likely. The only difference between a third party voter in the United States and the average nonvoter is that the former tends to mix their ingratitude toward politics with pretensions of participation.

 

[JumpinJack]

Isn't higher voter turnout a good thing? Isn't having the ballots accurately reflect the people's desires a good thing?

Australia and Belgium are far more free than we are, and they have mandatory voting.

So does that mean an ATTEMPT at voting? A person without a photo ID cannot vote in my state. It's quite a burden to impose a duty to do something, and then have a requirement that costs money for people with no money. Sort of a Catch-22.

 

[Master PO]

mandatory?

well lets add...telling us what to eat, drink, exercise, ...anyone wish to add more?

question ?...why are some people so much for government running our life's?

 

[AmericanSpartan]

Isn't higher voter turnout a good thing? Isn't having the ballots accurately reflect the people's desires a good thing?

Australia and Belgium are far more free than we are, and they have mandatory voting.

No, millions of people have no clue what is going on, how are Low Info Voters and No Info Voters anything good..

 

[AmericanSpartan]

So does that mean an ATTEMPT at voting? A person without a photo ID cannot vote in my state. It's quite a burden to impose a duty to do something, and then have a requirement that costs money for people with no money. Sort of a Catch-22.

So having an ID to vote is a burden but getting a background check to buy a gun is not?

 

[Baralis]

I wonder if failing to comply would be a felony. That would be a bit ironic don't you think?