tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133078502277941061.post8920870037802794973..comments2023-07-18T08:00:22.009-05:00Comments on Steinblog: Should We Have Compulsory Voting Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133078502277941061.post-59906305808362501752016-08-01T17:54:03.011-05:002016-08-01T17:54:03.011-05:00I agree with the idea that compulsory voting would...I agree with the idea that compulsory voting would be beneficial, and that it is unlikely that it will be implemented. However, I don't see compulsory voting making a huge change in politics. There would be full participation in voting, which is optimal. However, who's to say that this changes an election.<br /><br />Many people that don't vote as it is do this because they don't like the candidates that are running, they don't want or care to vote, or because they don't know enough about either parties to vote. Therefore, maybe it is not better for the election to force all members of the country to vote. <br /><br />It is a difficult situation to predict,but I think implementing compulsory voting would not impact the election significantly.Alex Hornibrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194636409005941312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133078502277941061.post-56575361478955971662016-07-31T11:40:46.943-05:002016-07-31T11:40:46.943-05:00Tessa, I completely agree that while a compulsory ...Tessa, I completely agree that while a compulsory voting policy would be beneficial, it will probably never be implemented in the United States. However, I don't think, if implemented, it would limit the amount of big money in politics. I think it would actually increase money in politics. More money would be spent advertising, spinning, and trying to persuade 100% of the population rather than a 60-65% that currently votes. Negative campaigning would just get more prevalent, and the 2 year shenanigan of the presidential election would be even more spotlighted. <br /><br />Would local elections, judges, local representatives, senators, also be compulsory? In the local sphere, more can be done for the individuals. However, this would mean compulsory voting is not just every 2 or four years, but maybe ever year (depending on the city and location). Since voter turnout for local elections is abysmal, this would carry a gigantic impact on the candidates' tactics and could really encourage community participation. <br />Karanoreply@blogger.com