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Michaelson · 02-12-2003, 01:49 AM

Acceptable breech of personal rights or tantamount to an authoritarian regime?

seanie · 02-12-2003, 02:20 AM

You didn't give us an abstain option!

ju'iblex · 02-12-2003, 02:27 AM

i think of it this way: if a person is not voting because they dont have to, then they forfeit their right to complain about the actions of whatever party is voted in.

kwigibo · 02-12-2003, 03:03 AM

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Originally posted by seanie
You didn't give us an abstain option!

then you can guess what he voted for

beyelzu · 02-12-2003, 03:04 AM

voting is a right and freedom to vote or not to.

It shoud never be compulsory.

mongrel · 02-12-2003, 03:05 AM

I voted against.

Two words. Donkey vote(not that I do it, but a few people I know do).

kwigibo · 02-12-2003, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mongrel
I voted against.

Two words. Donkey vote(not that I do it, but a few people I know do).

that only really applies to preference voting though. Then Again, if every senior in Florida was forced to vote, Pat Buchanan might be getting ready to bomb Israel right now

Michaelson · 02-12-2003, 03:11 AM

I never understood the donkey vote. If you don't want to vote, why not just hand in a blank ballot?

And even taking into account the donkey votes, wouldn't you think that an election with 95% turnout would be more representative than an election with 50% or thereabouts?

Beyelzu: The term compulsory voting is actually misleading, I guess. You can still abstain by handing in a blank ballot. Compulsory voting essentially means compulsory attendence.

seanie · 02-12-2003, 03:13 AM

Hence the requirement for an abstain option.

Michaelson · 02-12-2003, 03:14 AM

Point taken. I would change the poll if I could.

Maybe a moderator will put it in.

View Poll Results: What's your view on compulsory voting?
For	18	31.03%
Against	40	68.97%
Voters: 58. You may not vote on this poll

02-12-2003, 01:49 AM	#1
Michaelson Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Straya Posts: 290	Compulsory Voting Acceptable breech of personal rights or tantamount to an authoritarian regime?

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02-12-2003, 02:20 AM	#2
seanie Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Edinburgh. Scotland Posts: 2,532	You didn't give us an abstain option!

02-12-2003, 02:27 AM	#3
ju'iblex Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sydney Australia and beyond the realms of Gehenna Posts: 6,035	i think of it this way: if a person is not voting because they dont have to, then they forfeit their right to complain about the actions of whatever party is voted in.

02-12-2003, 03:04 AM	#5
beyelzu Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: the peach state ga I am a metaphysical naturalist Posts: 2,869	voting is a right and freedom to vote or not to. It shoud never be compulsory.

02-12-2003, 03:05 AM	#6
mongrel Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: North of the South Pole Posts: 5,177	I voted against. Two words. Donkey vote(not that I do it, but a few people I know do).

02-12-2003, 03:11 AM	#8
Michaelson Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Straya Posts: 290	I never understood the donkey vote. If you don't want to vote, why not just hand in a blank ballot? And even taking into account the donkey votes, wouldn't you think that an election with 95% turnout would be more representative than an election with 50% or thereabouts? Beyelzu: The term compulsory voting is actually misleading, I guess. You can still abstain by handing in a blank ballot. Compulsory voting essentially means compulsory attendence.

02-12-2003, 03:13 AM	#9
seanie Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Edinburgh. Scotland Posts: 2,532	Hence the requirement for an abstain option.

02-12-2003, 03:14 AM	#10
Michaelson Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Straya Posts: 290	Point taken. I would change the poll if I could. Maybe a moderator will put it in.

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