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Mandatory voting is obama's next brain child

HighStickHarry

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Holy shit these people are shameless. Let's take a country where people have no freaking clue about politics or how this country works and force them to make their mark. And in libb libb Libby la la land you won't need an id.

Democrats sure know where their future is.
 
I suppose in Obama's forced voting model every person who refuses or is to lazy to vote counts as a democrat vote.
 
What a racket. Get 50% of the people on the government teet, and then force them to vote. Like anyone would vote to cut themselves off. This would lead to a revolution faster than any other government debacle, scandal or legislation.

Justin
 
Originally posted by aix_xpert:

What a racket. Get 50% of the people on the government teet, and then force them to vote. Like anyone would vote to cut themselves off. This would lead to a revolution faster than any other government debacle, scandal or legislation.

JustinRural districts with high welfare rates vote for republicans all the time.

Also, from the linked article, "Based on the available figures, there does not appear to be a significant difference in food-stamp usage in Democratic or Republican districts, with both averages in the neighborhood of the national mean."

Time
 
Originally posted by Mr. Blonde:

Originally posted by aix_xpert:

What a racket. Get 50% of the people on the government teet, and then force them to vote. Like anyone would vote to cut themselves off. This would lead to a revolution faster than any other government debacle, scandal or legislation.

Justin

Rural districts with high welfare rates vote for republicans all the time.

Also, from the linked article, "Based on the available figures, there does not appear to be a significant difference in food-stamp usage in Democratic or Republican districts, with both averages in the neighborhood of the national mean."
Perhaps. But, which districts tend to have the higher NUMBER of voters?
 
That doesn't answer the question of will districts with lots of welfare recipients vote for Republicans. The answer to that is yes.

Districts with more people on welfare are more likely to be represented by Democrats.

If the districts represented by Republicans are presumably voting for reasons other than welfare reduction, isn't it possible the ones in Democratic districts are as well?

From every thing I've read, poor people are under represented among voters. While they aren't one to one with welfare voters, I would guess there is an overlap.

No doubt in the same way voter ID laws are aimed at creating a more friendly electorate for Republicans, this would create one for Democrats. I don't think mandatory voting is a good idea, but surely we could do more to incentivize it.
 
I really have no problem with doing somehting more to incentivize, with the 2 caveats: I'd like to see the plan (and I can't really imagine what it would be exactly), and there MUST be voter ID laws. There is zero doubt that there are groups seeking to allow illegal/ineligible voters to vote.
 
Why should people be forced to do something that's a privilege? Why would you want people voting who don't know/understand the issues and ultimately if forced to go vote would vote straight party. Pathetic idea by the rodent n chief! And what would be the penalty if you don't vote? Can't wait till that jackass and his simpleton ideas are gone.
 
Most countries impose a fine. Others have interesting penalties, Brazilians who don't vote cannot get a passport until they vote in two consecutive elections. I did learn Brazil is switching to biometric voter id where you login with a fingerprint to vote.
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There are a lot of people who don't vote out of protest are we now going to take their freedom of expression and free speech away from them.

Forced voting is anti freedom.
 
Originally posted by Headhunter:

There are a lot of people who don't vote out of protest are we now going to take their freedom of expression and free speech away from them.

Forced voting is anti freedom.
A very good point. Any mandatory ballot should have to include "NONE OF THE ABOVE".

BTW, I realize Obama isn't really going to pursue this, but he absolutely would if he thought he could get away with it.
 
Yep mr blonde my wife just went through all that to get a new passport. She hates the whole process in Brazil, but I had to fly her down for the election so she could vote. Fortunately she didn't vote for socialist pig Dilma (sp). Think Singapore also has mandatory voting...

This post was edited on 3/20 8:52 AM by windriverrange
 
Originally posted by Marshal Jim Duncan:

Originally posted by Headhunter:

There are a lot of people who don't vote out of protest are we now going to take their freedom of expression and free speech away from them.

Forced voting is anti freedom.
A very good point. Any mandatory ballot should have to include "NONE OF THE ABOVE".

BTW, I realize Obama isn't really going to pursue this, but he absolutely would if he thought he could get away with it.



Fortunately, this one's beyond his authority; however, this is only the beginning of the socialist shit from him until he leaves office.
 
Yet another distraction to take the nations focus off Iran, Israel, Isis, immigration, email gate, bengazigate, etc etc etc.
 
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