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To Vote or not to vote

Always make the effort to vote. It should be made mandatory to cast your vote, too many people are just apathetic towards the whole thing and that's just not right. It was a hard fought for right and it should be acknowledged as such.
 
DCB said:
Always make the effort to vote. It should be made mandatory to cast your vote, too many people are just apathetic towards the whole thing and that's just not right. It was a hard fought for right and it should be acknowledged as such.
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But as Foxy said, if you have a Right to do something then surely you have an equal right to not do it..?

When there's a vote in the HP, how many times do you hear that X number of MP's abstained..?
Isn't that the same as someone not voting at an election because they don't feel they can vote for any of the candidates..?
The MP is actively deciding to not vote either way...

And surely the right of an MP to vote in the HP is as hard fought a right as anything else..?
 
In_The_Rough said:
That for whatever reason they think it is pointless attending as it is already a done deal?
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Got to agree there. I have attended AGM's before. Put myself out to go to one straight from work as did a few other people as we did have a couple of issues that we wanted to have a vote in. One of them was a person that still got voted in and it just showed that the voting is just a formality as you stated doon as you have never seen anyone not get voted in before.
 
Imurg said:
But as Foxy said, if you have a Right to do something then surely you have an equal right to not do it..?

When there's a vote in the HP, how many times do you hear that X number of MP's abstained..?
Isn't that the same as someone not voting at an election because they don't feel they can vote for any of the candidates..?
The MP is actively deciding to not vote either way...

And surely the right of an MP to vote in the HP is as hard fought a right as anything else..?
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Aren't they the same people that appear to do what ever they want at times and we have to foot the bill for it.
 
Imurg said:
Maybe that's why people may not want to vote for them....
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That is why I do not vote and i'm not bothered what anyone thinks of that decision. I just feel that who ever gets into power is going to make a mess of things and annoy the hell out of the common man. So if I have not voted him in then at least I do not feel let down when another poor decision is made.
 
I dont bother voting anymore. I live in an ultra safe tory seat so there is no point.
 
People died for the right to vote. This includes the right not to vote. Simple as that. Anything else is browing beat crap.
 
Foxholer said:
I can never quite agree with this view. And, in this case, the wording is wrong, imo, anyway!

Whole generations have not died for this! Many people have died, across many generations..., but not entire generations - as far as I know!

And what they fought for was the right to vote which also includes the right to not vote! A conscious non-vote, or 'spoiled' vote is just as, if not more, valid than a random vote imo!
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This nails it for. It should be a choice and nothing in life should be forced upon us.

I do vote but not for the individual I feel belong to the right party, but for the one I believe to be the right candidate if there is such a thing for my local authority. As for general elections its based on the party stance themselves for the overall vote but in the grand scheme of things its all much the same whoever gets in
 
It should be law that you have to vote.There should be a none of the above option, but everyone eligible to vote,should.

To add to that, they should really bring voting into the 21st century, with smart phones etc, it shouldn't be that hard.
 
Adi2Dassler said:
It should be law that you have to vote.There should be a none of the above option, but everyone eligible to vote,should.

To add to that, they should really bring voting into the 21st century, with smart phones etc, it shouldn't be that hard.
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Why in a free country should I not have the right to choose to vote or not? If I was forced to vote then there should be "none of the above" option.

People say that people have died for this country to give freedom to the people that live in it, so why not honour that by still giving someone the freedom to choose.
 
I have never voted (politically).

I have zero interest in politics and complete apathy towards finding out enough to make an informed decision.

I am not to be trusted to choose who is best suited to running the country in the same way that the bloke who runs the newsagent round the corner is not to be trusted to change the clutch in my car.

If the country ever want to know how many wedges to carry I will offer my opinion.

I do attend the golf club AGM though.
 
MadAdey said:
Why in a free country should I not have the right to choose to vote or not? If I was forced to vote then there should be "none of the above" option.

People say that people have died for this country to give freedom to the people that live in it, so why not honour that by still giving someone the freedom to choose.
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I've got zero interest in the 'fought for the right' argument, it's flawed.I just believe that if you're contributing to society, and finding fault in some aspects of the way a country is ran, by the elected party, you should be required to either vote one way or another, or register your antipathy towards all the choices by none of the above option.

and anyone on any kind of benefit should automatically have their benefits stopped if they refuse to engage in the most essential part of a democratic society.
 
Adi2Dassler said:
I've got zero interest in the 'fought for the right' argument, it's flawed.I just believe that if you're contributing to society, and finding fault in some aspects of the way a country is ran, by the elected party, you should be required to either vote one way or another, or register your antipathy towards all the choices by none of the above option.

and anyone on any kind of benefit should automatically have their benefits stopped if they refuse to engage in the most essential part of a democratic society.
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As strong as it sounds, I do find myself agreeing with this. We complain about a system and become apathetic towards it. This allows those who have abused said system to "get away" with more as they are not being monitored and held accountable. If you want a system to change, then you have to engage with it and make changes at a fundamental level..
 
Doon frae Troon said:
I really detest people who do not vote and then spend half of their waking hours complaining about the people who were voted in.
I have always voted in national and local elections.
The reason.......Far to many people have died for me to have that privilege.
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Pretty much what Doon says here is spot on as far as I'm concerned.
Voting, apart from anything else, buys one the right to moan.

Slime.
 
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