Or just let those who make it a point to be informed about issues and candidates and care enough to vote do it?
Really, do you want some joker that signed up at some MTV sponsored concert and gets their news from the daily show and David Letterman deciding on leaders?
2007-03-08 05:06:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I agree with you.
In my early 20s, I refused to vote. I found politics confusing and found it difficult to understand what the initiatives were about and why or why not particular politicians were for them.
Because I could not clearly understand the subjects being voted about, I felt that it would be irresponsible of me to cast my votes. If I gave in to pressure to just vote anyways, I could have mistakenly voted for something that I morally disagreed with.
Thankfully, I married a man who does understand politics and explains the confusing stuff to me so that I can and do vote responsbly.
2007-03-08 05:16:52 · answer #1 · answered by thezaylady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone has a right to vote, but you raise a valid point. Don't voters also have a responsibility to be well informed about the issues and candidates? I think voting should be encouraged, but perhaps we should get out the awareness and make sure other voters are aware about all the candidates. Perhaps it could be something democrats and republicans could do together. Make fliers with the candidates and where they stand on each of the major issues and distribute them.
2007-03-08 13:12:43 · answer #2 · answered by kittenbrower 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, since it is America, everyone should have the RIGHT to vote and be allowed to vote, even if they aren't as informed as you would like them to be. If everyone got out and voted, then maybe the less informed will be out numbered by the more informed and it wouldn't matter anyways.
2007-03-08 13:10:38 · answer #3 · answered by Miserable 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As unfortunate as it may look sometimes, everyone has the right to vote.
Of course, that doesn't make some sort of minimum standards an appealing notion once in a while, especially when I see footage of some of the loons that go to protests, but nonetheless it is a basic right.
2007-03-08 13:15:08 · answer #4 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have a point there, but then why not get out the vote and inform them of the issues.
2007-03-08 19:40:38 · answer #5 · answered by sydb1967 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We just had a primary and 2% voted. What do you want to bet the other 98% are on here griping about politics?
2007-03-08 14:06:34 · answer #6 · answered by moonrose777 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Making it mandatory to cast a vote would democratize this nation like we have not seen since the 19th century.
2007-03-08 13:25:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes definitely get out the vote! but I hate MTV, sorry POSERS.
2007-03-08 13:09:49 · answer #8 · answered by FWAY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right but let's make sure that we ban all Fox News watchers.
2007-03-08 13:12:41 · answer #9 · answered by diogenese_97 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋