Rath said:
Akvod said:
TheRealMafoo said:
Akvod said:
TheRealMafoo said:
Akvod said:
I thought Congress was supposed to be a representation of the people. The fact that we voted them in should mean that they are the people. |
You would think. it's crazy when congress has an 18% approval rating or whatever (lowest in history), and when it comes time to vote, almost all of them get re-elected.
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Then why don't people go and vote? Maybe we should make election day a national holiday?
IDK, I just turned 18, but I still don't think I'm a voter type. That's why I don't complain, since I didn't take any action.
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I am not against the idea that voting be mandatory. It's like taxes. You pay taxes because it's your obligation. Voting as an obligation sounds good to me, provided you can write in anyone you want if you really don't want to vote for anyone on the ballot.
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If you can write in anyone, then that'll be akin to having a shit load of voters, and split parties every single election (people voting for Clinton in the last election for example).
If you make it mandatory, then the Republicans may always lose, and people who aren't really interested and informed about the issues, candidates, etc will vote, probably based purely on the letter the candidates have next to their names.
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You just described current politics in damned near every democracy.
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Should we go with a dictatorship like Socrates wanted? >.<
I see it like this:
Monarchy->Aristocracy->Democracy->Republic->Dictatorship
And then back again.
