Posted on 03/22/2015 10:31:16 AM PDT by Kaslin
Other countries have mandatory voting. Why not us? — President Barack Obama
On Wednesday, March 18, Barack Obama was speaking at a town-hall event in Cleveland, Ohio, when he openly endorsed mandatory voting laws.
It would be transformative if everybody voted, President Obama said. That would counteract [campaign] money more than anything. If everybody voted, then it would completely change the political map in this country.
President Obama continued, Other countries have mandatory voting, referencing nations such as Australia, which passed compulsory voting laws in 1924. Down Under, citizens will be fined and can even be jailed in certain situations if they do not cast ballots.
While Mr. Obama refrained from committing to pursuing legislation regarding the topic on a federal level, he did say that he believed that [mandatory voting laws] may end up being a better strategy in the short term to curb the massive impact money has on the election process.
My view? Sadly, more and more everything is either prohibited or mandated in this country.
To force people to vote goes directly against Americas founding principle of freedom. Our American Way is to persuade people, not coerce them, into doing the right thing. Read my pamphlet, Persuasion vs. Force.
Frankly, I think this is Obamas and the Democrats way of getting more votes, since Democrats tend to vote less.
Most importantly, the level of voting in this country is a good indicator of the seriousness of our problems. A low turnout is a sign that things are going well. A high turnout suggests that our country, state or county/city is facing a serious crisis.
The fact that less than 65% of the registered voters vote is a good sign that things are going well in this country.
It’s like Rush sang in “Free Will”, “If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.”
This time is different (2016). We have good candidates. They have no one. Plus no black candidate.
To force people to buy a product -- ANY PRODUCT -- including healthcare goes directly against America's founding principle of freedom.
That didn't stop the narcissist in chief from ramming Obamacare down everyone's throats now did it?
Paging Floyd Ferris, President Obama on line 2...
Round up them crack Ho’s and get em to the polls. :-)
What a constitutional scholar!
Most communist governments have had mandatory voting. The country with the most public and touted mandatory voting requirement recently was Iraq under Saddam.
I SEE.. Vote even if you know or even care what candidates are for or against..
Givernment FORCING you to VOTE.. strong arming you..
Threatening you.. willing to PUNISH YOU...
Masochistic patriotism.!.. with lady Liberty as a Dominatrix..
Democrats are EVIL little capsules of hateful angst
Should be rounded up AND controlled.. or strongly encouraged to move to Canada..
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. ― Winston S. Churchill
Barack Obama; "we are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America."
When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic. Benjamin Franklin
hillary want camps for adults?
obammy want forced voting?
how long til folks are forced in to re-edumacation camps for not toeing the marxist line?
Mandatory voting is the first step on a slippery slope towards automatic voting, where if you fail to vote, the Government will vote for you based on your demographic and economic profile.
Democrats would love a system where you just register and the party votes for you.
Maybe; they did fine with no one in 2008 and a total failure in 2012. As soon as our field of candidates thins expect a 24 hour media blitz against the remaining candidates that won’t let up until the election.
PRESENT
when a person abstains from voting they ARE casting a vote- a vote of no confidence, or ‘present’ but not participating- We should have the RIGHT to support or not support by voting or abstaining- yet this president wants to take away even that basic RIGHT- Hell, why not? He’s taken away our RIGHT to be left alone and NOT being forced to buy something with his mandatory HC law
The democrats wouldn’t have to sneak around bussing homeless people to the polls. They could do it openly. They could send busses into the slums and promise extra food stamps if the people pull the correct lever. All illegals would be voting.
FREEDOM! LIBERTY! JUSTICE for ALL! Are placards that should show up being held by conservatives at any and all pot-ass public appearances. Liberals hate freedom, they hate liberty and justice is a misused and misunderstood concept to them meaning everything should be there way or else...
FREEDOM! LIBERTY! JUSTICE for ALL! Are placards that should show up being held by conservatives at any and all pot-ass public appearances. Liberals hate freedom, they hate liberty and justice is a misused and misunderstood concept to them meaning everything should be there way or else...
I almost wouldn’t mind mandatory voting if we had mandatory constitutionalism. The purpose of voting is to choose the people who will create and administer laws that observe the constitution. With limited government it matters much less who’s in charge.
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