Mandatory Voting: Let’s Do It (The Author Can't Be Serious)

Townhall.com ^ | March 29, 2015 | Bruce Bialosky

[dynachrome]

Looks like satire to me.

[rightwingcrazy]

I think many just eat the $20 fine.

[Kaslin]

Yeah especially the ones that voted for that arrogant pos occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave not only once, but twice. Also those who voted for him to reelect him, even though they voted for someone else in 2008

[clintonh8r]

“The beatings will continue until morale improves!”

[yldstrk]

OK none of you read the article, this is satire

[G Larry]

When all of the takers vote themselves increasing shares of the national economy, the Tyrants will gain permanent control.

[Kaslin]

I read the article, and I read it again. You could be correct especially when reading these examples in the article.

After all, North Korea has elections where 100% of their citizens vote.

We also need to change the locations where we go to vote. Those polling places are so passé. We should move the voting to Starbucks. After all isn’t there one in every neighborhood now? That would be perfect and convenient. People need to go there to get their morning wake-up caffeine shot anyway so they could kill two birds with one scone while listening to cool jazz. And now since the baristas are totally versed on social issues like race and the environment they would be more able to handle the entire process unlike the current volunteers. Really, who wants to go vote in the back of a real estate office with a bunch of gray-haired people sitting around? No wonder no one votes – that is as dullsville as you can get. They don’t even offer pastries in those places like a Starbucks does.

We have to wait for his next column to find out. After all he can't be serous

[C210N]

Why would Ø need to instill mandatory voting, when he already represents the non-voters.

[Dick Bachert]

How about we start with a VOTER LITERACY and ISSUES/CANDIDATE AWARENESS TEST? If the numbers of unaware and illiterate nolows grow much more, this place is toast.

[Vaduz]

Mandatory Voting = Pre made Ballots

[P-Marlowe]

In order to enforce mandatory voting, you’d have to institute VOTER ID!

[P-Marlowe]

In order to enforce mandatory voting, you’d have to institute VOTER ID!

[Milton Miteybad]

And it took until the 21st reply for someone to notice that the article was indeed satire.

Could be a new record.

Or maybe not.

[stylin19a]

Hell, we almost have it now. if you don’t vote, “somebody” will probably vote for you.

[RedMonqey]

It’s satire, folks.

[Kaslin]

Having reread the article, it has to be.

[Kaslin]

Actually the poster in post# 7 noticed first that it was satire when he asked if it was from the Onion

[harpu]

Mandatory Voting could maybe work if fronted with ‘means testing’ for basic civics and election knowledge. BUT, that ain’t gonna happen!!!

[philman_36]

Don’t worry about having to work late and not being able to get off early to go vote...your choice will be made for you and entered accordingly as a straight Democrat vote.

[minnesota_bound]

Have the day of voting be on a saturday. More time off for those that cannot be at the polls in the morning or after work.