it's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting? - eviltoast

good idea/bad idea, necessary democratic reform or authoritarian imposition? are there better or worse ways to do it?

  • t3rmit3@beehaw.org
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    2 months ago

    Another law criminalizing something around voting? No thanks.

    If the US wouldn’t just turn it into another way to oppress minorities, I might be on board, but I guarantee that Texas would find some way to do it.

    “You must have registered to vote 4 weeks prior to election day.”

    “We purged rolls 2 weeks before election day, and you can no longer vote without re-registering, but the date is now passed.”

    “It’s also illegal not to vote, though, so you’re now a criminal.”