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Originally Posted by fotze
It is a weird law though. Would you like an additional 30% of people to vote who have absolutely no idea who they are voting for because they are screwed in the head or don't care. Would that increase the amount of candidates changing there names into eye catching one for the dummies to pick in the booth.
Would you vote for John Smith or Slappy Slapperton?
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There was a time when only property owners had the right to vote. There was a time when only men could vote.
The NDP thinks its a good idea for 16 year-olds to vote.
An old poli-sci prof once told me 75% of people are chronic know-nothings and shouldn't be allowed to vote.
Jesse Ventura and Arnold Schwarzeneger are examples of name recognition alone potentially being a decisive factor in selecting a qualified candidate.
You've seen people in this thread who might well be bright and intelligent as well as informed choosing not to vote . . . . . . and you know full well there are plenty of chronic know-nothings who fall for the first lie told to them while eagerly casting their ballots.
There's no such thing as a perfect democracy.
I'd be in favour of a mandatory voting law.
Cowperson