Lower voter turnout=better outcomes?

[Yevetha]

If you don't vote, don't bitch about the government.

I assume Australia has a "first amendment".

 

[horatio83]

Down Under we have mandatory voting. There's a fine if you don't. So we're all responsible. And we all look at it as a social responsibility to weigh up the options and do as our consciences tell us. We appreciate that we all take part. I don't get the whole "It's my right not to vote!" (I have seriously seen that line around here). If you don't vote, don't bitch about the government.

That said, a left leaning government is better for everyone. Experience and observation has shown that a left leaning government are more involved in social issues and sharing the wealth and spreading the load, whereas right leaning governments are too focused on shoring up large corporations and the very rich, using some kind of primitive 'trickle down economy' theory. Bluntly, fuck that noise. As far as I can see, that only benefited the 1%. (Yeah, I went there.)

Mandatory voting, I like that. Everybody loves to talk about rights but nobody loves to talk about duties. In a democracy the people are supposed to rule so not voting is a violation of your self-governmental responsibility.

 

[Hound of UIster]

I don't mind the criticism, I just find his unwavering support for the right wing to be...curious.

Answer: the internet.

 

[Yevetha]

I am perfectly capable of criticizing 70% of the GOP.

 

[MacLeod]

If you don't vote, don't bitch about the government.

I assume Australia has a "first amendment".

I'm guessing you mean a right to free speech rather than a first ammendment.

But I think what the poster meant was that if you choose not to vote don't complain about the result.

And if you think one vote won't make a difference, a seat decided upon by a pack of cards. As two candidates got the same number of votes.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/england/8668624.stm


You might not like any of the other parties but you can always spoil your ballot paper. In the UK those are recorded and declared. It shows that you care enough to vote, but not about the parties/candidates.

 

[Yevetha]

I'm guessing you mean a right to free speech rather than a first ammendment.

I used qoute marks for a reason.

 

[Gov Kodos]

You couldn't think of free speech, or are you wondering if Australia has freedom of religion?

 

[Yevetha]

It has both.

 

[Gov Kodos]

If you don't vote, don't bitch about the government.

I assume Australia has a "first amendment".

I'm guessing you mean a right to free speech rather than a first ammendment.

But I think what the poster meant was that if you choose not to vote don't complain about the result.

And if you think one vote won't make a difference, a seat decided upon by a pack of cards. As two candidates got the same number of votes.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/england/8668624.stm


You might not like any of the other parties but you can always spoil your ballot paper. In the UK those are recorded and declared. It shows that you care enough to vote, but not about the parties/candidates.

I'm guessing you mean a right to free speech rather than a first ammendment.

I used qoute marks for a reason.

You couldn't think of free speech, or are you wondering if Australia has freedom of religion?

It has both.

I am aware Australia has both, they don't have a First Amendment, that thing from the US Constitution. conversation goes better with some semblance of accuracy to your information.

 

[Yevetha]

Thats what i was trying to explain with those damm qoutation marks.

 

[Roger Wilco]

You need to learn to let your threads die in peace, Yevetha. If nobody has had anything to say for two weeks anymore, there probably isn't any more room for productive discussion.