Can you be bother to vote? (1 Viewer)

[Ziff]

based on your principles ... people who argue that there is no difference between the major parties are just ignorant...

a change in government to a different party means that a different political notion or ideology will be used in public policy...

to be very general

Liberal - emphasis on personal economic freedom

ALP - emphasis on social welfarism and basics for all...

In theory, that's the difference between Labor and Liberals. Labor has gone yards to the right now, the Liberals more so and disgustingly they both pressed the same "let's go around and imprison refugees - wait I mean the propaganda term "asylum seekers" - because that's the right thing to do to keep the terrorists out? or was it some other crap?"

Both Labor and Liberals are perpetrators of some pretty detestable human right violations and both parties condone it. Luckily in recent times Labor has tried to rectify that but it's still not enough...

 

[big_ticket]

love the liberal party

 

[saladsurgery]

i dnt wanna vote, however, im expecting a fine from enrolling late =(

they don't fine you for enrolling late. the lgoic is they'd rather have you enrolled late than not at all, so they don't press it.

 

[SuGa BunI =D]

haha no, i called them today, im i may b fined next year unless i can support my reason for not enrolling this year with justified answer. however, i dnt have to vote this year lol

 

[iambored]

i wouldn't vote either, i don't trust any of them and i don't know enough about anything they are saying to be able to make a good informed decision. if i didn't have to vote i wouldn't because i don't want my vote going to someone who doesn't deserve it.

 

[McLake]

I don't think Australian politics have merged as much as the Americans. What I mean is that Liberal is still liberal and Labor is still Labor (at least in Federal politics, State is a different story). And yes, there are quite MAJOR differences between the two parties policies.

I cherish my right to vote, but I am not sure that compulsory voting is the best idea in a democracy that doesn't fund education very well ...

 

[jm1234567890]

I don't think Australian politics have merged as much as the Americans. What I mean is that Liberal is still liberal and Labor is still Labor (at least in Federal politics, State is a different story). And yes, there are quite MAJOR differences between the two parties policies.

I cherish my right to vote, but I am not sure that compulsory voting is the best idea in a democracy that doesn't fund education very well ...

i'm educated and i've got little idea of who i should vote for

 

[McLake]

i'm educated and i've got little idea of who i should vote for

That's sort of my point. I see the need for compulsory voting, but it seems unfair, and somewhat silly, to FORCE people to vote for a candiate who they know little to nothing about (not always there own fault either), who will affect a system that they almost certainly don't understand.

 

[ogmzergrush]

I'm all for voting, enjoy it while you can. Like Asquithian said, it's a right that a lot of people elsewhere don't have.

To those concerned about being fined for enrolling late, as long as you sign up before being busted, there's an amnesty style thing where you won't get in any trouble. You can not sign up for twenty years, and as long as you eventually do so before someone notices, you're in the green.

Another thing that concerns me is that if compulsory voting WAS to be removed (not that this seems at all likely), the only people who would continue to go vote would be... the extremely keen. Compulsory voting, I feel, is a good way to drag indifferent voters, but people who vote sensibly when forced, out to do their bit, in order to prevent the process being hijacked by the exceptionally vocal minorities, etc.

(I'm all for minorities having their say, within reason, but I feel that it's important that this is balanced, something that I don't believe would happen if people weren't forced to vote).

Of course just my opinion, not meaning to tread on any toes

 

[Thomas_wow]

yes i will be voting, and voting for jonny howard (im in bennelong electorate).

don't really trust latham or labor at the moment.

i like the argument by labor about peter costello taking over and how thats bad... at least he's still better than latham

 

[Tommy_Lamp]

neither .

 

[thorrnydevil]

Why don't u wanna vote? I can't understand it!?! I can't wait till the next election (which I can vote in).