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Obama calls for mandatory voting in U.S.
The Washington Times ^ | March 18, 2015 | Dave Boyer

Posted on 03/18/2015 2:34:39 PM PDT by jazusamo

President Obama, whose party was trounced in last year’s midterm election due to poor turnout among Democrats, endorsed the idea of mandatory voting Wednesday.

“It would be transformative if everybody voted,” Mr. Obama said during a town-hall event in Cleveland. “That would counteract [campaign] money more than anything. If everybody voted, then it would completely change the political map in this country.”

Mr. Obama raised the subject during a discussion of curbing the influence of campaign donations in U.S. elections. The president said he had never discussed the idea publicly before, but said Australia and some other countries have compulsory voting.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democrats; dictator; mandatoryvoting; obama; tyranny; voting
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To: ViLaLuz

100% voter turn out...Even the illegals voted and are now good productive citizens. Think how great all this will appear.

For Americans, do your duty and vote, regardless of you support anyone running. It’s the law.

For our news citizens, think of all the free stuff you’ll continue to receive if you vote for the guy who promises you the most gifts.

It’s a win win for all.


61 posted on 03/18/2015 3:01:45 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: jazusamo

Let me know when he calls for mandatory working.


62 posted on 03/18/2015 3:01:57 PM PDT by Stosh
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To: jazusamo

Parts of Philly had 107% voter turn out in the last election. What’s the problem??


63 posted on 03/18/2015 3:01:58 PM PDT by llevrok (To liberals, Treason Is the New Patriotism)
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To: jazusamo

mandatory voting is why Brazil continues to be a poor country that never improves and has massive corruption. The stupid, the unemployable, the drug ridden, the lazy, the illiterate vote for communists and continue to live their lives in favelas that Americans have no understanding of.

The ones of are educated, striving, trying to make a better life get out-voted in each election.


64 posted on 03/18/2015 3:02:36 PM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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To: jazusamo

And if you like who you voted for, you can keep that vote.


65 posted on 03/18/2015 3:04:45 PM PDT by spintreebob (tion)
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To: jazusamo

This is silly. If you make somebody vote who didn’t want to show up, he’s just going to get ticked off and write in Mickey Mouse.


66 posted on 03/18/2015 3:05:26 PM PDT by Kaled
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To: reg45

Why is Ø even suggesting such a thing? Just recently he assured non-voters that he represents their views!


67 posted on 03/18/2015 3:06:46 PM PDT by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: Farmer Dean
I assume that this means the dead too.

Perhaps it includes many of the un-living, but it certainly does not include even one of the millions of un-born.

68 posted on 03/18/2015 3:08:00 PM PDT by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: jazusamo

See my tag line.

What a stupid idea from a sinister man.


69 posted on 03/18/2015 3:08:47 PM PDT by Afterguard (Liberals will let you do anything you want, as long as it's mandatory.)
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To: nascarnation

“Putting all of the producers in jail is going to reduce his tax flow quite a bit. I’m not sure the Fed could create enough fake money to replace it.”

He could confiscate all money (bank accounts, retirement funds/other stock/money) these jailed conservatives have. That would be the IRS penalty for not voting - taking everything you have. Basically, a police state at that point.


70 posted on 03/18/2015 3:10:45 PM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
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To: jazusamo

If I recall, they have that sort of voting system in place in North Korea. It will work about the same way, too.


71 posted on 03/18/2015 3:11:11 PM PDT by Gritty (Between Iran and ISIS, the enemy of my enemy is ... my enemy! - Benjamin Netanyahu)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham
Proxy voting.
Register and declare a party and they'll do the rest.
72 posted on 03/18/2015 3:12:21 PM PDT by Falcon4.0
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To: jazusamo

If Obama wants it the left has figured out a dozen ways to rig it.


73 posted on 03/18/2015 3:12:54 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: jazusamo

Guess der leader will fine those who don’t vote like he’s fining those without insurance.


74 posted on 03/18/2015 3:13:12 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: jazusamo

Don’t let the 1st amendment get in your way...


75 posted on 03/18/2015 3:13:56 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: grobdriver

Yep!


76 posted on 03/18/2015 3:14:25 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: Farmer Dean

Yeah but, while Democrats can only vote on Wednesday, the dead will be required to vote on Sunday.


77 posted on 03/18/2015 3:15:21 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: jazusamo

‘“It would be transformative if everybody voted,” Mr. Obama said during a town-hall event in Cleveland. “That would counteract [campaign] money more than anything. If everybody voted, then it would completely change the political map in this country.”’

I agree.

Step 1. Clean up the voter rolls.
Step 2. Any member of a government union, whether federal, state, city or municipal is ineligible to vote.
Step 3. Repeat step 1.

What will happen is this country would move so far to the right it will make Obama’s head spin.


78 posted on 03/18/2015 3:16:10 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Islam is the military wing of the Communist party.)
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To: dragnet2
..."Few listened or heeded all the endless red flags and warnings"...

It really doesn't matter to our leaders who comes into this country....people are now used on an international and national scale simply as 'a commodity'..... to move around and or out and in whatever and where ever it stands to be the most productive for the Elites and their Globalist Agenda to transform the world game board to their advantage.

Here's China's New Globlist Center....three times the size of the Pentagon...and there's more being erected world wide like it


79 posted on 03/18/2015 3:20:07 PM PDT by caww
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To: CivilWarBrewing
I believe Oregon just voted to register everyone to vote.

All those who did business at their DMV

80 posted on 03/18/2015 3:23:55 PM PDT by terycarl (common sense prevails over all)
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