Enforced Voting

[Vene]

I would like to see Election Day become a national holiday though.  I think there are a lot of people who don't end up voting because they don't think they have the time, or because they truly don't have the time.  And there is still a lot of people who aren't aware of absentee and early voting. 

I really want this, I want this so much.

[navkat]

I becoming more and more of a fan of insane social experiments lately. I mean, maybe it's just because I've given up all hope in the possibility of ever conducting this nation with some semblance of sanity, but for some reason, I think it would be a perfectly capital idea to elect someone like TGRR Grand National Dictator and supply him with an army of minions and census-workers.

[Elder Iptuous]

I becoming more and more of a fan of insane social experiments lately. I mean, maybe it's just because I've given up all hope in the possibility of ever conducting this nation with some semblance of sanity, but for some reason, I think it would be a perfectly capital idea to elect someone like TGRR Grand National Dictator and supply him with an army of minions and census-workers.

It would be kinda boring.
he died.

[navkat]

Like real died? or like assuming a new identity died?

[Elder Iptuous]

Like real died? or like assuming a new identity died?

he was killed by a mad scientist.
for real.
the guy posts here under the name of Dok Howl.
murderous bastard, but he's all right.
rain god duties are now in the hands of some gnome girl.

[navkat]

Like real died? or like assuming a new identity died?

he was killed by a mad scientist.
for real.
the guy posts here under the name of Dok Howl.
murderous bastard, but he's all right.
rain god duties are now in the hands of some gnome girl.

Thank Dog for that much.

[BabylonHoruv]

Mandatory voting seems like a bad idea in practice.  It seems like it would have a lot of potential for failure.  But then again, we do make certain kinds of civic engagement mandatory.  For example, jury duty.  Granted, jury duty doesn't happen every year, and for most people it is only once if ever at all. 

I would like to see Election Day become a national holiday though.  I think there are a lot of people who don't end up voting because they don't think they have the time, or because they truly don't have the time.  And there is still a lot of people who aren't aware of absentee and early voting. 

Essentially, the best course is to empower people to vote.  Try to minimize the barriers that prevent people from voting.  But ultimately, if the horse doesn't want to drink, you can't drag it to the trough. 

However, you should be able to give it a good smack when it complains later about being thirsty. 

Election day as a national holiday is a really good idea.  Also some sort of community action against nonessential businesses which stay open on that day, to label them as unpatriotic.

[hooplala]

I becoming more and more of a fan of insane social experiments lately. I mean, maybe it's just because I've given up all hope in the possibility of ever conducting this nation with some semblance of sanity, but for some reason, I think it would be a perfectly capital idea to elect someone like TGRR Grand National Dictator and supply him with an army of minions and census-workers.

navkat!  Where the hell have you been?

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

The less people that vote, the better.  It should be made more difficult, so only the fanatics vote.

Dok,
For Craziness in Government.

THIS!!!

[Elder Iptuous]

The less people that vote, the better.  It should be made more difficult, so only the fanatics vote.

Dok,
For Craziness in Government.

THIS!!!

Voting ballot shall be a finger with your candidate of choice written on it.
really have to care, and you can only do it 10 times in your life, unless you're a mutant.     or a finger thief.

[navkat]

navkat!  Where the hell have you been?

Spending time in New Orleans with the cult of Muffins(tm) , taking some time to shake myself out of my intensely argumentative political headspace and get back to unabashed, harebrained nuttiness and debauchery. 

[Rumckle]

Voting ballot shall be a finger with your candidate of choice written on it.
really have to care, and you can only do it 10 times in your life, unless you're a mutant.     or a finger thief.

After a while you'll end up with all the inbred hicks deciding who runs the country.

Not saying that's a bad thing.

Can you vote twice if you want to sacrifice more fingers?

[AFK]

I would like to see Election Day become a national holiday though.  I think there are a lot of people who don't end up voting because they don't think they have the time, or because they truly don't have the time.  And there is still a lot of people who aren't aware of absentee and early voting. 

I really want this, I want this so much.

There is all of this high-level Patriotic faith that runs through this country.  People love to wrap themselves in the flag on all of these Patriotic holidays like the Fourth, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, etc., etc.,

It seems like a no-brainer that the day we exercise our voice on who represents us and on matters of policy should be one of those days.  (Preferably without the binge-drinking.  Or maybe that would make the results better?) 

[AFK]

Mandatory voting seems like a bad idea in practice.  It seems like it would have a lot of potential for failure.  But then again, we do make certain kinds of civic engagement mandatory.  For example, jury duty.  Granted, jury duty doesn't happen every year, and for most people it is only once if ever at all. 

I would like to see Election Day become a national holiday though.  I think there are a lot of people who don't end up voting because they don't think they have the time, or because they truly don't have the time.  And there is still a lot of people who aren't aware of absentee and early voting. 

Essentially, the best course is to empower people to vote.  Try to minimize the barriers that prevent people from voting.  But ultimately, if the horse doesn't want to drink, you can't drag it to the trough. 

However, you should be able to give it a good smack when it complains later about being thirsty. 

Election day as a national holiday is a really good idea.  Also some sort of community action against nonessential businesses which stay open on that day, to label them as unpatriotic.

At the very least, it should be mandatory that businesses provide a window of opportunity for their employees to vote on Election Day.  If they can't give them the whole day off, they should at least be able to give them two or three hours so they can get to their polling place and back.  The last agency I worked had that policy and it was very helpful for me. 

[Iason Ouabache]

I'm surprised that more unions haven't pushed for an election day holiday. You figure something like that would be right up their alley.