Now giving some incentive, that i could see. The incentive SHOULD be that you're serving your country, taking part in the political process, etc., but realistically, people "want" something more if it involves work.
I say give them a day off of work, but then have to show at work that you did indeed vote, otherwise they doc you vacation time.
Celebs will annoy, regardless. What amuses me is that they're just shooting themselves in the foot.
If every American were made to vote, they'd disband general elections and appoint Bush our king. My fellow countrymen are profoundly stupid. The vast majority of them should stay home on election day.
If Hollywood wants to help get Obama elected, they'd ought to arrange for an all-day marathon showing of The Passion of the Christ on broadcast television on election day.
Actually, I think some people shouldn't vote in some elections. If they have no idea what the different candidates stand for and what their qualifications are, and have no idea what the propositions are about, then they should probably just stay home. Filling in dots on a ballot at random serves no purpose. I had an old neighbor who said that she would always vote for whatever candidate had the most foreign-sounding name (less likely to be *gasp* black) and would just vote "No" on all the propositions, but was very proud that she hadn't missed an election in decades.
It's almost impossible to remove bad judges in particular, because hardly anyone knows any information at all about the judicial candidates or any of the candidates for minor offices, so will just auto-vote for the incumbent, canceling out the votes of the minority who have done any reading or research to make an informed choice. Sometimes, even when I'm searching the web, I still can't find info on the candidates in "minor" races. If I have no idea who these people are, I'll just leave it blank and skip to the next question. Going "eenie meenie miney moe" helps nothing. Making voting mandatory would just make it worse.
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Date: 2008-10-02 06:22 am (UTC)Watching celebrities beg is amusing.
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Date: 2008-10-02 06:51 am (UTC)Non-compulsory voting weirds me out...
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Date: 2008-10-02 10:45 am (UTC)Now giving some incentive, that i could see. The incentive SHOULD be that you're serving your country, taking part in the political process, etc., but realistically, people "want" something more if it involves work.
I say give them a day off of work, but then have to show at work that you did indeed vote, otherwise they doc you vacation time.
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Date: 2008-10-02 01:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-02 01:31 pm (UTC)If every American were made to vote, they'd disband general elections and appoint Bush our king. My fellow countrymen are profoundly stupid. The vast majority of them should stay home on election day.
If Hollywood wants to help get Obama elected, they'd ought to arrange for an all-day marathon showing of The Passion of the Christ on broadcast television on election day.
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Date: 2008-10-02 01:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-02 04:15 pm (UTC)It's almost impossible to remove bad judges in particular, because hardly anyone knows any information at all about the judicial candidates or any of the candidates for minor offices, so will just auto-vote for the incumbent, canceling out the votes of the minority who have done any reading or research to make an informed choice. Sometimes, even when I'm searching the web, I still can't find info on the candidates in "minor" races. If I have no idea who these people are, I'll just leave it blank and skip to the next question. Going "eenie meenie miney moe" helps nothing. Making voting mandatory would just make it worse.