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Mongo
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45670 posts 		Thu Mar-19-15 02:45 PM

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"Poll question: How do you feel about mandatory voting?"


  

          

Because RANDOM OUTRAGE

Poll result (10 votes)
Only way this democracy thang gonna work out in the long term (2 votes)Vote
Democracy is about choice, and if I choose not to vote, you should respect that. And if I'm too lazy or don't give a shit, that should be acceptable in a free society. That's kind of the whole point. (6 votes)Vote
WHEN THEY PRY IT FROM MY COLD DEAD FINGE -- wait, what are we talking about again? (2 votes)Vote

  

  
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need more details-
Mar 19th 2015
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RE: need more details-
Mar 19th 2015
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i'd focus my energies on the other side of the equation. forget voters,
Mar 19th 2015
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You don't have to make it mandatory, just make it easy as fuck
Mar 19th 2015
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And multiple election days. Like a week of voting.
Mar 19th 2015
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Hell nah. Yakubians be hackin'
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No, and Obama wasn't really proposing it either
Mar 19th 2015
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Making it mandatory before making it legit is ass-backwards...
Mar 19th 2015
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Before instituting mandatory voting, the federal government should
Mar 19th 2015
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kinetic94761180
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17857 posts 		Thu Mar-19-15 02:55 PM

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1. "need more details-"
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how would it be enforced?

would campaign contributions still exist as such?

does the electoral college remain intact?

general elections only, or are we including primaries/caucuses/recalls?

what are the penalties?

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Mongo
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45670 posts 		Thu Mar-19-15 02:56 PM

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2. "RE: need more details-"
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/19/politics/obama-mandatory-voting/

  
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BigJazz
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24443 posts 		Thu Mar-19-15 02:57 PM

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3. "i'd focus my energies on the other side of the equation. forget voters,"
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let's focus reform efforts on the people we voting for.

let's talk campaign finance reform.

let's set term limits.

stuff like that.

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Buddy_Gilapagos
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49426 posts 		Thu Mar-19-15 06:07 PM

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4. "You don't have to make it mandatory, just make it easy as fuck"
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I can bank online, I should be able to vote online.

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SoWhat
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5. "And multiple election days. Like a week of voting."
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fuck you.

  
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Madvillain 626
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10018 posts 		Thu Mar-19-15 06:09 PM

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6. "Hell nah. Yakubians be hackin'"
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Vex_id
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65616 posts 		Thu Mar-19-15 06:21 PM

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7. "No, and Obama wasn't really proposing it either"
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He was just making the point that if 100% of people voted, that he
thinks there would be a massive paradigm shift in governance, which
I don't necessarily agree with.


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BlassFemur
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10309 posts 		Thu Mar-19-15 06:24 PM

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8. "Making it mandatory before making it legit is ass-backwards..."
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so yeah, I'm not for it. Make it relevant to everyone and everyone will participate. Or at least in much higher numbers.

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vee-lover
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20388 posts 		Thu Mar-19-15 06:27 PM

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9. "Before instituting mandatory voting, the federal government should "
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 Thu Mar-19-15 06:31 PM by vee-lover

  

          

first see to it that there's a mandatory voter education course

Does no good to enforce voting if the citizenry is uninformed abt the candidates and the issues they're running on which I would say represents more than half the electorate

grassrootsphilosopher

  
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