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Con YOU mean to tell me voting is not a right in America. Then i do have to wonder how all those congressmen and congresswomen get to Washington,DC is that just by chance they get there ?
Maybe I didn't say it S L O W L Y enough.. Voting is NOT a right.. And, NOW we're back to the place where you MISREAD me the 1st time.. Read the following SLOWLY..
Voting is NOT a right. However, IF you can find this right anywhere in the Constitution, I'll concede.. That's what I said then, and that's what I'm saying now..
Aren't you tired of getting your butt kicked??? No??? That's cool.. Cause I'm NOT tired of kicking it..
Nope.. Voting is something we DO, like shitting.. It is NOT a right. IF it was, you would have been able to FIND it in the Constitution by now.. You know, that thing that lists our RIGHTS.. It's not very long, and doesn't use any big words..
Democrats have a long and proud history of fighting for voting rights that continues to this day. Organizers and activists have fought and bled for their right to vote, and Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act in 1965 was the culmination of all of their hard work and sacrifice.
The right to vote is fundamental — it is the right that protects and expands all other rights. That’s why the Democratic Party has continuously remained dedicated to making it easier and more convenient for Americans of all backgrounds to cast their ballot.
Democrats have a long and proud history of fighting for voting rights that continues to this day. Organizers and activists have fought and bled for their right to vote, and Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act in 1965 was the culmination of all of their hard work and sacrifice.
The right to vote is fundamental — it is the right that protects and expands all other rights. That’s why the Democratic Party has continuously remained dedicated to making it easier and more convenient for Americans of all backgrounds to cast their ballot.
Look here CON your whole argument has been blown up ! OH NO
If people consider that all the candidates standing for election are unworthy of of their vote and their policies are incompatible with their own views then they should be allowed to exercise their ''freedom of choice/expression''.
Why should the electorate be forced to vote for politicians for whom they have no respect and/or for policies which are in direct conflict to their own beliefs and aspirations for the country.
As per legal rights and other laws it is not mandatory.Moreover if people are deeply unhappy with the candidates and don't want to vote they shouldn't.
No voting is self-incriminating so a person who cannot find a common defense may not want to vote for some people that others are willing to vote for on a ballot. All though I would suggest voting off ballot it can be documented as filing a grievance.
On one hand there are very informed people who don't vote because there's never a good choice. However on the other hand I've found in my anecdotal experience it's generally the least politically informed people who don't vote. I'm very glad these people have self-excluded from the political process and forcing them to vote is counterproductive to the goal of producing a functioning benevolent society. We need more informed voters, not more uninformed voters.