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college application essay! can anyone help me?
well, ive got to answer this essay question to apply to university..can anyone help me? heres the question-----
Should it be mandatory to vote in the united states as it is in australia,with serious penalties for those who didnt vote,such as fines or loss of drivers license?why or why not?!
any help would be greatly appreciated!! :) thnk u!!
4 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Honeslty, making voting mandatory, would take away the right we have to choose to or not to vote! If I were writing the essay, I would use the Bill of Rights, and also point out that people who are forced to vote would just go in a choose names, and could care less who they are voting for, there for not makeing the election process fair!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
It seems sort of redundant. By giving people the right to vote we are therefore giving them freedom and a chance to voice that freedom. Yet making voting mandatory would take that freedom away because it would be forcing people to do something that they may or may not want to do and that goes against the whole concept of voting.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Also with mandatory voting, will you really get the will of the people? What happens when the people are apathetic and make stupid decisions?
Good luck with your essay!
- 1 decade ago
we should not have a mandatory voting system because i goes against the bill of rights and may go against the Constitution
