Is compulsory voting undemocratic?
479962
There is no problem with compulsory voting in a democracy. A democracy is not a state of unmitigated freedom. There have to be social rules and laws for any form of government. Without compulsory voting, you get the mess we have in the USA, where one party has deliberately set out to take power away permanently from the other party. Unfortunately for them, they chose a stooge for a leader and it's all about to fall apart.
621501
They are fully justified.There is a limit to votebank politics.Just to appease their OBC votebanks the Govt is trying to deprive the General Category students of their seats.There is a limit to reservation.It is not that there is no reservation,reservation already exists but now they want to get it upto 50% and that is real pathetic and if the students are protesting which is their right in a democracy I see nothing wrong with that.
579116
I vote every chance I get.  Voting is a privilege and should be exercised. I also research the issues beforehand so I am not voting just on the basis of the commercials put out by the candidates.
596040
Yes. I think citizens should have to pass a simple test to vote. As an example, for a national election you should have to be able to name at least one of your State's Senators and the current President. Ever watch Jay Leno's Jay Walk bit. It's really an eye opener.
717186
See it is very straight forward. What matter for politician is votes because that is what keep them in power. Now if all these students are protesting and doing all these things then why did not they came out in same proportion when election happened. At that time instead of going to polling booth they choose to spend that voting day holiday for enjoying picnic or watching/ playing cricket match. To go for vote is against there status or they consider that as waste of time. Unless and until you bring your representative in power why you want someone to listen to you. Either you maintain 'Till it does not bother me' policy which ended up in two world wars then you cannot expect better. So moral of the story is instead of coming out when it hits us it is better come out during election time and get sensible person elected.
199104
Yes, I astonished to hear about this as well. I found an excellent resource with more information about this.\nhttp://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/naind/html/na_041800_voting.htm\n\nFor all the hue and cry about Civil rights, the rightful people are not getting their due. It's really sad to hear this.
815557
why we should exercise our right to vote
420233
Yeah, you got it about right. They may not to be able to do anything about it. It's up to the voters, remember this is a free country. We all get to vote.
508810
It's democratic inasmuch as we vote for stuff.  Anything short of amending the Constitution is subject, directly or indirectly, to a majority vote of the people.
503202
General citizen is having a very specific right in this regard. What they have to do is stand up, elect good leaders who take decision as per public intentions and wish. If you sit in your house on election day and think that others wil vote for he person of your liking then you can just remain mute spectator of all this.
443298
I think that some young people do not want to vote because they find voting being meaningless but yet, they are the ones who complain a lot about the government. I believe that if you do not vote, DO NOT Complain on what is happening where you live.
686401
it is just that everyone has the right to vote\neveryoen has teh right to state their opinion.\n\nsome countries voting is complusary and u get fined if you dont vote
570830
A limited democracy is one where you may only vote for those things which are acceptable within the framework of a constitution. The USA was intended to run along those lines but their constitution is largely in tatters and their democracy (like ours) has largely become an unlimited democracy. Without limitations regarding what may be voted for the door is open to having majority rule in the truest sense. Anything the majority wants goes, even if that includes racism and war. Naturally, I support a democracy limited by the principle of individual liberty and criticize unlimited democracies. \n( http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/street/pl38/demo.htm )
192555
Isn't because they couldn't vote?
780987
Your reasons are valid, but "blind" voting just means that humans would be trying to do what the computers do.  That's both redundant (since there's already a computer component to the BCS formula) and ineffective (computers are much better at being impartial than are humans).\n\nPerhaps a better question is whether the BCS should have tweaked its formula a couple of years ago from 1:1 human/computer input, to 2:1.
277644
Our current form of Democracy is sometimes referred to as "tyranny of the masses".  In other words, the majority will constantly create and vote in laws which reduce freedoms of the minority.  And, since we all belong to some kind of minority, we will eventually create enough laws so that every-ones' freedoms are gone.  Every law passed restricts your freedom in some way and leads to harsher laws in the future.  So, in a way, you are right.  Think about that the next time you vote on a law banning something.  Just because it doesn't effect you at the time, you are giving up rights of others and your turn will come.  I also like what this Douglas guy below me has to say.  I am for less government, if it takes more political parties to do that, fine.
832390
Nothing.  It's a right, but it's not mandatory.\n\nBut you really should vote.