In my opinion voting in elections should be made compulsory.
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In my opinion voting in elections should be made compulsory.
What good would it do?
More votes would just take longer to count.
Great sense of fun sids, but if you have to ask, maybe you lack the mental capacity to make your vote count.Quote:
Originally Posted by sids
Probably, so tell us what the improvement would be.Quote:
Originally Posted by sam09
As most politicians would answer, I refer to my previous reply. (although I am not a politician).Quote:
Originally Posted by sids
Interesting thought there. How do you compulsory make people go and vote who genuinely do not have the mental/physical capacity to go down to the polling station? And should you go down the route of having a medical exclusion then how much will that cost? How do you draw the line medically to say this/that person is ineligible to vote? And what of the social divisions and stigmas will that sort of thing create?Quote:
Originally Posted by sam09
And how will your compulsory votes be enforced? £50 fine or inprisonment and who will pay for that?
It is all a bit ugly if you ask me and a bit draconian in a liberal society that we hold dear or we aspire to become.
If some people don't care who wins an election, what is the real effect of compelling them to mark a paper?
What is the benefit and to whom?
I don't think Sam has thought it through, as he's already failed to answer. I hope there isn't a problem with his mental capacity.
Australia does not seem to have a problem with compulsory voting RhegQuote:
Originally Posted by Rheghead
I heard Belgium has it too.Quote:
Originally Posted by golach
What are the effects and benefits?
A 100% turnout perhaps, sadly not being Australian or Belgian, I have no idea, I voted for the UnionQuote:
Originally Posted by sids
I heard Belgium gets about 89% turnout, so not much more than the non-compulsory referendum.Quote:
Originally Posted by golach
This country has thousands of bozos who don't vote. Were they made to vote, there would be an effect on results and eventually, on party policies. I don't know what the effect would be, or if we'd want it.
Yes they do. Thousands are fined at elections, some pay, some refuse to pay.Quote:
Originally Posted by golach
I think Election day should be a national holiday to increase voter availability.
I'm 100% against forcing people to vote.
I'd rather someone who was voting for something had researched what they were voting for rather than showing up to vote just because they had to.
To quote a song -
If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.
(Freewill by Rush, in case anyone is wondering).
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Originally Posted by sids
I would think sids that with all decisions we make in life, we research the best choice for us and make our decision accordingly.
From my experience over the years it really doesn't matter which party gets voted in the end result is always the same.
But you can never be sure what would have happened, had the other lot got in.Quote:
Originally Posted by series2A
You can be 100% sure what would happen, politicians give themselves pay rises, more holidays, stick their fingers up at the workers, raise taxes and stick their noses into other countries business and tell them they doing it all wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by sids
When did they give themselves more holidays?Quote:
Originally Posted by series2A
25 November 2013. They gave themselves an extra weeks holiday for the Scottish referendum. Meaning this year they will only sit 145 working days in parliamentQuote:
Originally Posted by sids
Before that they awarded themselves an extra weeks holiday in 2009
Got links?Quote:
Originally Posted by series2A
According to The Times newspaper The government are discussing making it compulsory to vote in elections after a call by M.P`s
You're very influential.
Maybe inspirational sids. L.O.L.