Obama Floats Compulsory Voting

[gsa]

Interesting. See here.

That's actually filling out false information on an enrollment form, which is always a crime in the states. But compulsory voting tied to state issued identification cuts down on that because addresses are set by the identification already.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

That's actually filling out false information on an enrollment form, which is always a crime in the states. But compulsory voting tied to state issued identification cuts down on that because addresses are set by the identification already.

You keep repeating the claim, and I agree that it's an interesting one. It would be more so if you could offer some supporting evidence.

 

[Brickjectivity]

The only way I'd want everyone to be tracked and forced to vote was if I were one of the few people bankrolling the elections.


...modify that. I just don't want people to be tracked everywhere. Its very dangerous for the government to know too much about voters and better to have some risk of voter fraud. Even now universities construct complex mathematical models to predict election outcomes, and they do this for whoever is willing to pay. A well connected senator can find out using statistics far too much information about his electorate. Look at the crazy shape of the (USA) voting districts! Senators of a particular party did that to favor themselves. They'll do anything -- absolutely anything. No trick is too dirty, so the last people who should know exactly how many votes will come in are the senators. Its like one of the only remaining things that they can't know -- who will show up to vote.

 

[xkatz]

No. The last people need to do is to vote if they are either apathetic, uninformed, or do not believe in any of the choices.

And it goes to show how out of touch Obama is with reality...

 

[von bek]

No. In my opinion, we need quality, not quantity, when it comes to voting. If you don't understand the issues confronting your country, you have no business voting in the first place.

 

[Brickjectivity]

And it goes to show how out of touch Obama is with reality...

I like that he's idealistic, but on this issue I disagree with him. I admit it would be trans-formative if everyone were required to vote. After all voting is a civic duty. I just don't think the government should be allowed to enforce voting, and I don't agree with the govt. knowing exactly how many will vote. I don't agree with security numbers, nationwide ID's or even govt. databases. Look what they do with data: hoard it and manipulate voters, spy on us, consider us all suspect of crimes. Under Bush it was practically against the law to be a democrat. You were one step away from being bagged and gagged.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Glad it will never fly. If compusulary voting was the case, I'll find that Donald.....


...Duck will be more than suitable as an alternate candidate.

 

[Twilight Hue]

No. The last people need to do is to vote if they are either apathetic, uninformed, or do not believe in any of the choices.

And it goes to show how out of touch Obama is with reality...

That actually happens in New York. People vote by party line no matter what.

 

[JacobEzra.]

I enjoy not being forced to vote for a red or blue liar

 

[4consideration]

I voted no. I don't think we need more compulsory requirements. The government should not be acting like our boss. We are supposed to be their's.

I think people are becoming way too accustomed to being ordered about by rules made by elected officials, and I find it disturbing that we don't even trust them, yet seem to forget that when supporting things where they're telling us what to do.

 

[ShivaFan]

What Obama really wants is compulsory voting for one party. If the government can tell you that you have to vote, then the government can tell you that you have to vote for the government's party. Since they are now regulating and controlling the right of a party to exist, to run a campaign, who they are allowed to disfriminate against or invite, and controlling what they define as "fair" on the internet by unelected and unaccountable and distant and faceless government class toadies, this is a one party agenda.

What if you don't want to vote for any of the toadies of the government controlled parties on the ballot?

This is communism with fake, turd world style, elections. Also, it doesn't matter WHAT they say are the "rules" right now, once they have the power to tell you that you HAVE to, they have the power in the hands of bureaucrats to change all the rules tomorrow or just ignore them to their convenience because you were a sucker and are just a statistic to them and nothing more.

 

[Revoltingest]

If they ever institute compulsory voting, I urge that everyone protest by writing in my name.
That'll show the *&)$ds!