it's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting? alyaza [they/she] ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA AskBeehawEnglish • 12 days ago message-square60arrow-up134
arrow-up134message-squareit's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting? alyaza [they/she] ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA AskBeehawEnglish • 12 days ago message-square60
good idea/bad idea, necessary democratic reform or authoritarian imposition? are there better or worse ways to do it?
minus-square t3rmit3 ( @t3rmit3@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink8•11 days agoAnother 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.”
minus-square Che Banana ( @The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink9•11 days ago…which is a felony and convicted felons cannot vote
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.”
…which is a felony and convicted felons cannot vote
… but can become president.