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minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoYes. we. should. The only reason to restrict voting is to keep “undesirables” from having a say in government. In a fair government everyone should be represented. The only way to even approach that is to make it a requirement that everyone votes.
minus-squarepositiveWHAT@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-27 months agoMaybe include an update to proportional election systems so that you can have more than two parties/better representation?
minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoDefinitely not a bad idea. But we gotta start somewhere.
Yes. we. should.
The only reason to restrict voting is to keep “undesirables” from having a say in government.
In a fair government everyone should be represented. The only way to even approach that is to make it a requirement that everyone votes.
Maybe include an update to proportional election systems so that you can have more than two parties/better representation?
Definitely not a bad idea. But we gotta start somewhere.