Letters: To make voting compulsory would not rekindle public interest in politics - Telegraph
Then, how on earth would an apparently overstretched police force bring to justice the numbers of those who did not vote? The politicians must give us something to vote for, become visible in the community, earn our support and loyalty. My flying instructor was somewhat nonplussed when I turned up for my last lesson before my first solo, on a bright sunny day, wearing a monocle, the lens of which was almost black
Ever wonder why there was no crime in the former Soviet Union? 1 year ago Side: Yes Support Dispute Clarify way875(1) Disputed 1 point There is some wackos out there, to me YOU are one of them as well, and YOU dont need a gun. Along with, "If you are nervous around guns, down that bottle of whiskey before going to the range" and "No matter how excited you are about buying your first gun, do not run around yelling 'I have a gun! I have a gun!'" 4 years ago Side: No, guns don't kill people
Election should include online voting in 2020 - Bercow - BBC News
Labour MP Graham Allen welcomed the aspiration on online voting, saying the Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee which he chairs had been urging the move for some time. "There are of course important issues like privacy and security, but we are confident the tools exist to address these challenges," said Antony Walker, deputy chief executive of Tech UK, which represents 850 digital companies
She's back! Arizona legislator suggests church attendance should be mandatory
They all thought he was talking about some independent Bible church (with Jesus being the font of "living water") when in reality he was referring to his innerspring mattress, being fond of sleeping in on Sunday mornings. I grew up in the '50s and early '60s and can never recall a time when I was forced to do anything relating to religion in any public school I attended (including, for a short time, a segregated school in Alabama)
Your solution - restricting voting to the educated people or 'people with skin in the game' undoes the concept of a democracy - you're describing a meritocracy. I prefer societies where everyone's consent has been painstakingly solicited, and where people encounter each other as full political equals, not just in theory but in fact
Australia election: Why is voting compulsory? - BBC News
Taken together with the number of eligible voters who fail to register, the actual percentage for voter turnout in Australia's federal elections hovers in the low 80s.Mr Kent says that these statistics show that forcing people to vote does not translate into an engaged electorate. If we moved to a voluntary system, with the level of disenchantment and disengaged voters we have now, no one would vote." Engaging voters Some people are choosing to spoil their ballots rather than vote And there has been an increase in recent years of what Australians call informal or spoilt ballots - instances where voters either mistakenly or intentionally submit a ballot that is blank or improperly filled in, which cannot be counted in the final tally
While nonvoting might easily be dismissed as a sign of complacency or apathy, a rise in the percentage of invalid ballots under a mandatory voting regime could serve as an indicator that the concerns of a growing segment of the public are not being heeded by politicians. In a number of countries the effectiveness of mandatory voting laws apparently does not depend on the law being actively enforced and penalties being imposed
It must be the compulsary Report Post Like Reply00(Maximum 900 words)SubmitPE is amazing In my opinion, Pe is an essential subject as some children are extremely inactive and do not partake in exercise outside of school. Ok? Well i do kickboxing outside of school and i eat right so i don't understand that because some kids are obese the rest of us have to take something we hate? Someone please explain this to me
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So that being said definitely against Report Post Like Reply01(Maximum 900 words)SubmitNo it shouldn`t be I think it`s a great thing to vote, but when it comes to getting a fine for a opinion. Report Post Like Reply00(Maximum 900 words)SubmitNo it shouldn't Although it seems like a good idea, when you think about it, making it a law that people must vote won't help anything
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