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oldhippie

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21. I'd be careful with that "... some others think it is a great idea."

Tue Apr 29, 2014, 08:23 PM

Apr 2014

For example, although I answered your question, I don't think it's a good idea at all.

But your OP never asked if it was a good idea, so I didn't answer that.

So I would advise you to be careful assigning motives for answers to a question.

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Compulsory Voting - How much time in prison should people get for "Failure To Vote" [View all] FrodosPet Apr 2014 OP

Tie tax refunds to voting randys1 Apr 2014 #1

Something like this would be good. temporary311 Apr 2014 #3

Good idea but Republican politicians hate voting and democracy randys1 Apr 2014 #5

A simple and not too huge fine should be sufficient. SheilaT Apr 2014 #2

Loss of anything federal and state for a year until the next vote yeoman6987 Apr 2014 #35

Mandatory voting is a stupid idea. Throd Apr 2014 #4

Thank you Boreal Apr 2014 #13

What Throd said. WillowTree Apr 2014 #30

+1 JVS Apr 2014 #41

30 days in jail .... oldhippie Apr 2014 #6

Having the rich blow it off could help us KamaAina Apr 2014 #9

But that wasn't thequestion of the OP oldhippie Apr 2014 #10

I think a short term in a re-education camp followed by a denouncing your parents in a tribunal... Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #7

I tend to agree FrodosPet Apr 2014 #12

Gotcha... Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #14

I'd be careful with that "... some others think it is a great idea." oldhippie Apr 2014 #21

It would have been easier to just delete your original reply. Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #22

I didn't need to rationalize anything ... oldhippie Apr 2014 #24

I like THIS reply. joeglow3 Apr 2014 #27

I was referring to a different thread FrodosPet Apr 2014 #23

I never looked at the other thread ... oldhippie Apr 2014 #25

Depends. How long between sentencing and the next election? lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #8

Could you provide a link to that thread? Jenoch Apr 2014 #11

The thread I saw advocating compulsory voting FrodosPet Apr 2014 #15

Compulsory voting works for us Violet_Crumble Apr 2014 #36

Pay everyone to vote instead. ZombieHorde Apr 2014 #16

Hell, just make it mandatory to give them time off work. A federal law, so the red states can't nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #18

Perhaps making voting last more than one day would be good too. nt ZombieHorde Apr 2014 #19

Make it easy to vote instead of raising obstacles. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2014 #17

+1 nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #20

Drawing and quartering is an effective penalty pinboy3niner Apr 2014 #26

This could only work if there's a NONE OF THE ABOVE option. MADem Apr 2014 #28

Lots of folk don't vote. Force them to vote, and we'd just get a lot of ballots with Mickey Mouse struggle4progress Apr 2014 #29

No prison. Waterboard the bastards... TreasonousBastard Apr 2014 #31

Oh, Fer fuck sake. If you don't vote, then are putting yourself out of the game. madinmaryland Apr 2014 #32

An older Republican friend of mine admits he's not a guy that believes everyone should vote. brewens Apr 2014 #33

Compulsory voting forces uninformed voters to make choices they're not equipped to make, hughee99 Apr 2014 #34

Compulsory voting is ridiculous LittleBlue Apr 2014 #37

Well you can force a person pipi_k Apr 2014 #38

Anyone too unmotivated to vote on their own is someone I don't want voting in the first place. Jgarrick Apr 2014 #39

No nation in the world jails people for failure to vote brooklynite Apr 2014 #40

I'm sorry. I had to push the extreme to prove a point. FrodosPet Apr 2014 #42

No, no. This is America. Lotto tickets when you vote. It will work. Trust me. We love to gamble. McCamy Taylor Apr 2014 #43

I think the 1st Amendment pretty much puts the kabosh on any penalty for not voting. Warren DeMontague Apr 2014 #44