Compulsory Voting

Posted by: 3lions

9th Apr 2019 03:04pm

Hi,
Just wondering how many people would vote is it wasn't compulsory?
I go to a booth do my vote, then go to another booth & do my mum's vote.
In a democracy, I think it should be voluntary.
Would you vote if you didn't have to?
I know I wouldn't. It makes no difference anyway, with all the back room deals regarding preference votes.
Interested in your thoughts.
Thanks

Venso

10th Apr 2019 08:25pm

Unfortunately we are required to keep up with the surging technological advancements or we get left behind. More, I can’t imagine the frustration of you and your mother about it all.

Pill testing in my opinion is condoning the use of drugs when they’re illegal so I don’t understand why they would bother with it. I don’t do drugs myself so I don’t really mind too much whether it happens or not, but just don’t take drugs if they’re potentially dangerous? I feel like that’s a pretty simple task to complete.

Cigarettes are laughable to me, something I will never ever even try.

Alcohol is currently a big part of my life because Im young and it’s legal, maybe I’d do other drugs if they were legal who knows, maybe in a parallel universe.

Lovely speaking with you, I won’t be using this platform any more because honestly I registered for the paid surveys but it doesn’t seem to be working for me. Have a lovely rest of your life and I hope your mum gets up to date and kills it on social media.

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