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Would you consider compulsory voting undemocratic?
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| Illusion |
The only thing I have against the democratic process in Australia is it's compulsory voting.
As far as I'm concerned, forcing people to choose is an infringement of their civil and democratic rights.
Do any of you have to put up with this in Europe?
And besides, the government has no right to make me get off my ass and drive two and a half minutes to scribble on a piece of paper. What do they think I am? Not lazy?! :mad: |
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| Yoepus |
| Unless its in your consitution, I'd say yes, its undemocratic. |
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| Dupz |
Compulsory voting is a good thing.. If we have non-compulsory voting we lose the opinions of many differing socio-economic classes and entire geographic regions.. In the end we'd be bound to end up voting in poles like Bush.
Besides you dont techinically have to vote in australia.. just get your name ticked off and walk out.. or you could just say that you're a Jehovah's Witness, and you dont even have to rock up at all (as voting is against their religion and the govt cant do about that) |
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| Arbiter |
| I don't even think the average person who wouldn't bother voting should be allowed to vote, much less encouraged or compelled to. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Arbiter
I don't even think the average person who wouldn't bother voting should be allowed to vote, much less encouraged or compelled to. |
[In a less harsh way :p] This is the reason why I'm against compulsory voting here in Brazil. |
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| St_Andrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yoepus
Unless its in your consitution, I'd say yes, its undemocratic. |
why would it matter if its in the constitution or not? :S
| quote: | Originally posted by Arbiter
I don't even think the average person who wouldn't bother voting should be allowed to vote, much less encouraged or compelled to. |
i so agree... |
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by Illusion
The only thing I have against the democratic process in Australia is it's compulsory voting. |
what happens if you don't vote? |
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| Yoepus |
| quote: | Originally posted by St_Andrew
why would it matter if its in the constitution or not? :S
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political theory. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by igottaknow
what happens if you don't vote? |
Probably you lose your most of your civil rights (that's what happens here). |
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| Dupz |
| quote: | Originally posted by igottaknow
what happens if you don't vote? |
We dont lose any civil rights here.. we only get fined $50 (about $US60) |
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
| quote: | Originally posted by Illusion
The only thing I have against the democratic process in Australia is it's compulsory voting.
As far as I'm concerned, forcing people to choose is an infringement of their civil and democratic rights.
Do any of you have to put up with this in Europe?
And besides, the government has no right to make me get off my ass and drive two and a half minutes to scribble on a piece of paper. What do they think I am? Not lazy?! :mad: |
no, because if everyone didnt vote, the results wouldnt really be representative of the entire nation. youde have certain lobby groups coming out and voting for their own agenda. while u sit at home angry over being forced to help your nation choose its leadership, some lobby group u dont like turns out in the hundreds, maybe thousands depending on its size and influencing their viewpoints upon you as a result of their voting. |
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| St_Andrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Probably you lose your most of your civil rights (that's what happens here). |
Exactly what civil rights do you lose? :conf: :eyes: |
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