Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Australia is like that too. In Serbia, voting isn't compulsory, but elections are invalid and have to be redone if voter turnout is less than 50%. It gives politicians an incentive to represent and appeal to everyone rather than just narrow interests. In the US, politicians actually hope few will vote because they can ignore most voters needs. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-486-2581 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 3/13/11 11:49 PM, "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 10:47 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj > <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > >> I think it is about time that democracies the world over make voting >> compulsory for citizens, and a criminal offense if you do not vote - like >> in >> Brazil for example. >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> > > > Now that would really scare me.