Should voting be mandatory in the US?

2015-03-23T10:19:28-04:00

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/03/22/mandatory-voting-unconstitutional-unwise-column/25102317/

Mandatory voting guarantees ignorant votes: Column

2 out of 5 Americans don't see the point in going to the polls. They're right.

Response by MSgt Allan Vrboncic made Mar 23 at 2015 10:26 AM

2015-03-23T10:26:10-04:00

No. It is against the U.S. Constitution. We are a FREE Nation.

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 25 at 2015 3:07 AM

2015-03-25T03:07:14-04:00

No. Mandatory anything is not freedom or liberty it is totalitarianism. Liberty is choice, "mandatory" is thee polar opposite. This is not surprising from the President who brought us the "mandatory" requirement that all united States citizens have health insurance or be fined.

Response by CW2 Joseph Evans made Mar 27 at 2015 1:54 AM

2015-03-27T01:54:41-04:00

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 27 at 2015 6:08 AM

2015-03-27T06:08:32-04:00

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Mar 27 at 2015 6:19 AM

2015-03-27T06:19:54-04:00

"Mandatory voting guarantees ignorant votes" . . .

. . . as opposed to what is happening now:

"I only vote Democrat" or "I only vote Republican" or "I voted for him because he could be our first black President" or "I'm going to vote for her because she could be our first woman President" . . .

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 27 at 2015 6:26 AM

2015-03-27T06:26:56-04:00

Only if you want Tom Brady, Kanye West, Bill Oreilly, Ron Jeremy, or any other celebrity type fool to possibly get elected...

There are a lot of stupid people out here...just sayin.

Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made Jul 20 at 2015 12:08 AM

2015-07-20T00:08:09-04:00

No. It should be a choice. ....I wish more people would get out and vote....and I wish people would not vote straight ticket. More people should take the time to get to know the candidates and then make an informed decision on who will be better in this position. Unfortunately most people do not take the time....but they sure find the time to whine and complain about things. lol

Response by 1LT Aaron Barr made Dec 2 at 2015 2:56 PM

2015-12-02T14:56:43-05:00

God no; voter apathy's probably the only thing stopping things from being worse than they already are. The fundamental weakness of a democratic system is that the quality of the politicians that get elected and the laws they pass will never be better than what can be gotten over on the stupidest, most ignorant and dependent 51% of the electorate. Given what I've read about average American understanding of economics, history and the Constitution, I think voter apathy's great.