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2015-03-19 -Land of the Free

Obama floats making voting mandatory, calling it 'potentially transformative'

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Posted by DarthVader 2015-03-19 09:08|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 You will vote and you will vote correctly, comrade.

Posted by DarthVader 2015-03-19 09:09|| 2015-03-19 09:09|| Front Page Top

#2 THat means the election will be determlined by the 50% people who never read anthing else than Sports magazines. Is that what you would want for the Republic?

Posted by JFM 2015-03-19 09:30|| 2015-03-19 09:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Transformative? Be wary of anything deemed transformative by this POTUS. Not voting is also a vote. It means: "F.U., I don't like any of the SOBs running."

Posted by JohnQC 2015-03-19 09:49|| 2015-03-19 09:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Dictators are famous for getting 98+ percent of the 'mandatory' vote. Stuffing the ballot box is just cosmetic theater to rationalize the exercise of power. Consent of the governed = willingness* to give the last full measure of devotion.

* not to be confused with political officers beating the cannon fodder into the kill zone.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-03-19 09:50|| 2015-03-19 09:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Now making voting tied to 'work and paying taxes' would be transformative.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-03-19 09:53|| 2015-03-19 09:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Truly transform by abolishing primaries and having the party (singular) select the candidate (singular.)

Posted by Glenmore 2015-03-19 09:57|| 2015-03-19 09:57|| Front Page Top

#7 This is an attempt to get those young, liberal and democrat leaning votes as they can't rely on the middle class anymore.

Posted by DarthVader 2015-03-19 10:05|| 2015-03-19 10:05|| Front Page Top

#8 No doubt that includes all the dead, felons, and imaginary friends as well.

And if you (or they) don't vote, don't worry, The government will vote Democrat for you.

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-03-19 10:16|| 2015-03-19 10:16|| Front Page Top

#9 No doubt that includes all the dead, felons, and imaginary friends as well.

Getting the grasp of what 'universal' suffrage meant?

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-03-19 10:37|| 2015-03-19 10:37|| Front Page Top

#10 Fine, and any vote fraud should result in the execution of those who perpetrated it AND those they falsely voted for. If it means all candidates are executed, good. Then maybe people will not see politics as quite so lucrative and easy ride to riches.

Posted by Silentbrick 2015-03-19 10:37|| 2015-03-19 10:37|| Front Page Top

#11 CrazyFool, you are not crazy, you just understand the Liberal mind, which would drive anyone crazy. Loved your comment No doubt that includes all the dead, felons, and imaginary friends as well

Posted by Glesh Glolurong5741 2015-03-19 10:47|| 2015-03-19 10:47|| Front Page Top

#12 Disproportionately, Americans who skip the polls on Election Day are younger, lower-income and more likely to be immigrants or minorities, Obama said.

Yep. Those are the voters Obama wants and now he has the perfect way to get them off their butts and to the polls. He'll use the IRS to enforce a tax penalty for those who stay home. Of course that penalty for most of them will be a reduction in their tax refunds.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-03-19 11:39|| 2015-03-19 11:39|| Front Page Top

#13 From a guy that was elected to congress and only voted "Present"...

Posted by 49 Pan 2015-03-19 12:00|| 2015-03-19 12:00|| Front Page Top

#14 How about one vote per person + one vote per Tax Dollar paid with a max of 100K votes?

Posted by airandee 2015-03-19 12:16|| 2015-03-19 12:16|| Front Page Top

#15 "You will vote, even if you don't. We have collected meta-data to determine how you would have voted and a prepared pre-marked ballot will be cast as yours, Citizen. The IRS fine will be added to your next year's return."

Posted by Frank G 2015-03-19 13:55|| 2015-03-19 13:55|| Front Page Top

#16 Aren't election details up to the States?

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-03-19 14:31|| 2015-03-19 14:31|| Front Page Top

#17 From a guy that was elected to congress and only voted "Present"

Which brings up a point: Can we vote "present" or "None of the above"?

Posted by frozen al 2015-03-19 15:52|| 2015-03-19 15:52|| Front Page Top

#18 MANDATORY

If one man and tell another man that an action is mandatory, the speaker is the master of the listener.

Never forget that.

Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2015-03-19 16:41|| 2015-03-19 16:41|| Front Page Top

#19 Wouldn't you need voter ID to prove everyone voted?

Posted by Beavis 2015-03-19 18:00|| 2015-03-19 18:00|| Front Page Top

#20 If you don't want to vote for any of the candidates, they'll make you're choices for you.
Remember ACORN and the absentee votes?

Posted by ed in texas 2015-03-19 19:32|| 2015-03-19 19:32|| Front Page Top

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