How to Ensure This Never Happens Again

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

 

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

The Central Election Committee reported on 12 March 2019 that the voter turnout for the election was at 99.99%, and that "unanimously" the voters cast their ballots in favor of the registered candidates. The report also included the names of the 687 elected deputies to the 14th Supreme People's Assembly.

 

North Korea

 

 

Enviably democratic!

Edited January 9, 2021 by Burnt Reynolds

[spookyturtle 9,466]

I might be in on making Puerto Rico a state if we can get rid of California. 

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Just now, Burnt Reynolds said:

 

Enviably democratic!

That’s the way it should be. And if for some reason you didn’t vote or vote for the single candidate you would be imprisoned or executed. 

[Boiler 45,946]

1 minute ago, spookyturtle said:

That’s the way it should be. And if for some reason you didn’t vote or vote for the single candidate you would be imprisoned or executed. 

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/09/aoc-cancel-worked-for-trump-435293

 

Over the weekend, people started making lists.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez kicked things off on Friday with a tweet that terrified Trumpworld.

“Is anyone archiving these Trump sycophants for when they try to downplay or deny their complicity in the future?” she wrote. “I foresee decent probability of many deleted Tweets, writings, photos in the future.”

A group calling itself the Trump Accountability Project sprung up to heed AOC’s call.

“Remember what they did,” the group’s sparse website declares. “We should not allow the following groups of people to profit from their experience: Those who elected him. Those who staffed his government. Those who funded him.”

[spookyturtle 9,466]

And only in a true democracy would people be required to vote. Can’t have too much freedom or chaos will result. 

[spookyturtle 9,466]

1 minute ago, Boiler said:

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/09/aoc-cancel-worked-for-trump-435293

 

Over the weekend, people started making lists.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez kicked things off on Friday with a tweet that terrified Trumpworld.

“Is anyone archiving these Trump sycophants for when they try to downplay or deny their complicity in the future?” she wrote. “I foresee decent probability of many deleted Tweets, writings, photos in the future.”

A group calling itself the Trump Accountability Project sprung up to heed AOC’s call.

“Remember what they did,” the group’s sparse website declares. “We should not allow the following groups of people to profit from their experience: Those who elected him. Those who staffed his government. Those who funded him.”

So about half of the country. 

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

3 minutes ago, spookyturtle said:

And only in a true democracy would people be required to vote. Can’t have too much freedom or chaos will result. 

Gotta make sure "it" doesn't happen again. 

[Boiler 45,946]

16 minutes ago, spookyturtle said:

So about half of the country. 

More that that if we count those who did not vote for approved candidates.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

With a population of 330 million, the minority is going to be huge. There are always going to be tens of millions of people unhappy with any administration. Singling out and ostracizing this group is ridiculous.

Edited January 9, 2021 by spookyturtle

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

1 hour ago, spookyturtle said:

And only in a true democracy would people be required to vote. Can’t have too much freedom or chaos will result. 

From the opinion article, you don't have to vote, it would be your obligation to turn in a ballot:

 

"

Compulsory voting is, hands down, the most effective way to increase turnout. It also changes politics: Suppressing the vote is no longer a strategy. “Campaigns have to focus on persuasion, not demobilizing voters,” says Nathaniel Persily, co-director of the Stanford-M.I.T. Healthy Elections Project.

A city or a county could pass an ordinance imposing a penalty on people who fail to vote. The idea wouldn’t be to force voters to pick a candidate. They could turn in a blank ballot. But they couldn’t ignore the election without some penalty. (A potentially more popular alternative — giving people a tax credit or another benefit in exchange for voting — would probably require a change in federal law.)"

[Ban Hammer 13,488]

true freedom is not being required to vote.

[Orangesapples 1,954]

1 hour ago, spookyturtle said:

I might be in on making Puerto Rico a state if we can get rid of California. 

Get rid of the state with the highest GDP that gives welfare to other states... Sounds like a great idea. 

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

1 minute ago, Ban Hammer said:

true freedom is not being required to vote.

In the specifics listed above, you don't have to vote, just turn in your ballot, unmarked if you choose.

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

3 minutes ago, CanAm1980 said:

In the specifics listed above, you don't have to vote, just turn in your ballot, unmarked if you choose.

Difference: none.

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

8 minutes ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

Difference: none.

Yes there is a difference between a blank ballot, or a ballot with a check next to "I choose not to vote" and a ballot where candidates and initiatives are voted on.