Halibut Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Bloody hell, Roy, you're really all heart aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob1989 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 you lot make me laugh sometimes. OK, so its not democratic to force people to vote, however is relying on an increasingly smaller number of people to decide the leading party democratic? instead of having the whole nations opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kthebean Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 you lot make me laugh sometimes. OK, so its not democratic to force people to vote, however is relying on an increasingly smaller number of people to decide the leading party democratic? instead of having the whole nations opinion. The reason we all have different opinions is that democracy is whats known as a 'contested concept' - that is, we can't pin down exactly what it means because it depends on the way you see the world. Some may think that democracy is everyone having equal participation, others may think that it means us electing folk to think for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjshooter Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 The idea sounds good, but the people who don't vote often know very little about politics and probably wouldn't show any interest if they were forced to vote. This could mean ending up with anybody running the country, for reasons like its the only one I had heard of or their name sounded nice. You know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riptony Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 The idea sounds good, but the people who don't vote often know very little about politics and probably wouldn't show any interest if they were forced to vote. This could mean ending up with anybody running the country, for reasons like its the only one I had heard of or their name sounded nice. You know what I mean. perhaps if voting was compolsory, people would be better politically educated. maybe the phrase "well you're gonna have to vote so you will need to know this stuff" could be used more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4U2NV Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Up to individual to vote but we live in a sort of olgarchy IMO not a democracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I'd like to see compulsory voting, and at the same time get rid of first past the post, and introduce proportional representation. A non of the above option would be a good idea, and if it wins then I think the election should be reheld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CellarDoor Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I think people who want to vote should have to demonstrate that they've spent some time learning about the policies of all the parties. Maybe log in to a website and watch a broadcast by each party. Then at least folks won't just be voting on what they read in the Sun. (And yes, I know this would complicate things and probably wouldn't work in practice.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banesmabes Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Yes, I think it should be. With a Abstention option on the ballot paper, and also PR as suggested by Cyclone. Look at the US where turnout is even lower than here. You see Bush voted for by only 25% of the population, and he wins. We shouldn't want our elections to be dominated by people with extreme views who always vote as a result of those extreme views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuf_said Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 A non of the above option would be a good idea, and if it wins then I think the election should be reheld. 'None of the above' is a really good idea. I heard from someone over there that in the US should 'none of the above' ever win an election, then all the other candidates are barred for life from public office. I heard that 'none of the above' came second in Pittsburgh. Nuf said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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