2007-11-13 02:03:58 · 11 answers · asked by mister? 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
how would we enforce mandatory voting ?
voting really isn't necessary , the politicians / large companies figure it all out in advance and then just fix the ballots (FLORIDA) . LOL
we bother to go to poll ?
if they do not like your vote / they just change it. might as well save yourself the trouble and the expense it takes them to do this .. that they will no doubt pass along to you in the form of taxes LOL
2007-11-13 02:07:27 · answer #1 · answered by Mildred S 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not sure what the highest voter turnout was but would mandatory voting kind of contradict the idea of a democracy?
2007-11-13 02:11:50 · answer #2 · answered by StressedLawStudent 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Freedom is the reason voting isn't mandatory. That's my understanding anyway. Of course with greater freedom comes greater responsibility, which some people won't assume. They misinterpret what freedom means. Freedom doesn't mean that you can do whatever you want, whenever you want. To live in a civilized society means that you take the initiative and inclination to live responsibly. Every person of age and who is a citizen has an obligation (duty) to vote in my view but I do understand why some people don't vote. Government is hard to understand. There is too much corruption and too little understanding. I really don't think we all are that different in our beliefs and what we feel is important. We probably all need to take more communication classes.
2007-11-13 02:10:24 · answer #3 · answered by Unsub29 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
1936 in terms of the percentage of eligible voters going to the polls.
It isn't mandatory because no major or minor political party wants it. In 1992 H. Ross Perot ran for President and many who voted for him were the "voluntary disenfranchised" who had not voted in recent years or ever voted. That scared the major parties.
2007-11-13 15:32:19 · answer #4 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why would you want voting to become mandatory? Do you really want people voting that only will vote but have no thought behind it? Do you think you want to trust your future to someone who doesn't watch what is happening in the world? Or someone who will vote for someone "strictly" because they are a woman or black?
2007-11-13 02:47:07 · answer #5 · answered by Ditka 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
definite.....have you ever observed that when polled (without effect to probability of balloting) that persons desire Republicans (fifty two%) to Democrats (40-one%) in this election? If all and sundry had no selection yet to vote, and the style of proportion held genuine.....it may in all probability be the case that for the duration of basic terms some Democrats could stay right this moment election cycle.
2016-12-16 07:25:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing is mandatory in the united states except taxes.
2007-11-16 17:30:41 · answer #7 · answered by crow.woman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mandatory? What are they doing do to? come to your house and arrest you for not voting? That concept is against everything this country is about.
Voting is a privilege , but if you dont want to, thats ok.
Just dont complain about who is in office later on. :)
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2007-11-13 02:11:28 · answer #8 · answered by McClintock 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
2004 was
And it isnt mandatory because we are a free nation.
2007-11-13 02:06:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
We live in a democratic nation so voting is not enforced.
2007-11-13 02:07:43 · answer #10 · answered by ga.peach67 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋