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Push to lower Australia's compulsory voting age to 16 as advocate says youngsters feeling 'disenfranchised' (www.abc.net.au)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Okay so make it mandatory with a “no opinion” option for those who are not concerned on issues.

We don’t actually need to have an individual opinion on every topic, nor would everyone care about everything. Let’s empower people to make their own choices for once.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

make it mandatory

There are an average of two divisions every single day Parliament sits. And that's without counting votes that are determined on the voices. Or issues at the state and local council levels. Federally, there are about 200 Bills introduced every single year. There's not necessarily anything wrong with enabling people to vote on all of them if they want to, but making it mandatory is a ludicrous proposition. Enabling people to choose a proxy is not just a good idea, it's a necessity to do large-scale direct democracy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Cool, so don’t make it mandatory. I don’t really care.

What I care about is that people have a direct say in what they want to vote for. Not have to hope a representative actually represents them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's how Thor's idea works. You choose your proxy. You don't elect them without the option to change until the next election. You can switch proxies or take over directly at literally any time.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

I don’t want to choose a proxy, I want a direct say. The only person I want representing me, is me.

Anything less is simply lipstick on a pig.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I don’t want to choose a proxy, I want a direct say

Ok then? Do that. But why should your preference to do it that way dictate how everyone must do it?