Arguments Against Compulsory Voting
Compulsory Voting
Compulsory voting is the system that citizens are compelled to vote in elections or at least attend a polling place the day of voting. Is compulsory voting the right electoral system for the United States, should the United States replace their current system of voting for compulsory voting?
If the United States were to change the law so that citizen were obligated to vote what would be the consequences for those who chose not to vote? If the government fined those who didn’t vote wouldn’t that go against the constitution? The first amendment gives those the right to freedom of speech, free exercise of religion, the freedom of press, and the right to peacefully assemble. If a person chose to not voice their opinion aren’t …show more content…
The forefathers didn’t want imbeciles voting for who would be the new President of the United States, the forefathers only wanted successful and perspicacious citizens voting. An example of what the forefathers were trying to avoid with the electoral system is when Barack Obama ran against Mitt Romney during the presidential election of 2012. To buy the vote of those who were on food stamps the democrats gave free phones to all the citizens who were so poor that they could not afford phones/ If the United States adopted compulsory voting, more candidates who offered free goods would be elected into office, and this is what the forefathers were avoiding by making the electoral college.
If the United States were to adopt compulsory voting what would happen to the electoral college? If the government chose to not dispatch the electoral college what would be the point of espousing compulsory voting because the electoral college would still be responsible for the election. For compulsory voting to be utilitarian the electoral college would have to dispatched, which goes against the constitution and the beliefs of our
Compulsory voting is the system that citizens are compelled to vote in elections or at least attend a polling place the day of voting. Is compulsory voting the right electoral system for the United States, should the United States replace their current system of voting for compulsory voting?
If the United States were to change the law so that citizen were obligated to vote what would be the consequences for those who chose not to vote? If the government fined those who didn’t vote wouldn’t that go against the constitution? The first amendment gives those the right to freedom of speech, free exercise of religion, the freedom of press, and the right to peacefully assemble. If a person chose to not voice their opinion aren’t …show more content…
The forefathers didn’t want imbeciles voting for who would be the new President of the United States, the forefathers only wanted successful and perspicacious citizens voting. An example of what the forefathers were trying to avoid with the electoral system is when Barack Obama ran against Mitt Romney during the presidential election of 2012. To buy the vote of those who were on food stamps the democrats gave free phones to all the citizens who were so poor that they could not afford phones/ If the United States adopted compulsory voting, more candidates who offered free goods would be elected into office, and this is what the forefathers were avoiding by making the electoral college.
If the United States were to adopt compulsory voting what would happen to the electoral college? If the government chose to not dispatch the electoral college what would be the point of espousing compulsory voting because the electoral college would still be responsible for the election. For compulsory voting to be utilitarian the electoral college would have to dispatched, which goes against the constitution and the beliefs of our