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Originally Posted by MoneyGuy
Hey, if it was up to me I'd ban signs on public property and require every voter to attend a forum in order to vote. Too many people vote for poor reasons. If people had to attend a forum then they might actually have a clue.
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While I agree that a lot of the people don't research the candidates or issues enough, this is a terrible idea. For one it goes against the basic principles of democracy. Two, there is no fair way to say what is a poor reason and what isn't, what matters to you or the rest of the city may not matter to another person. Three, forums like that could and probably would end up being ways to control the vote. While it may have noble intentions in the start, it would get run over and railroaded by lobbies, special interest groups, and money very very quickly.
It also reinforces a sort of elitism in democracy which is a bad thing, as well, it would probably just end up discouraging a lot of people from voting.