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it's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting?

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good idea/bad idea, necessary democratic reform or authoritarian imposition? are there better or worse ways to do it?

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CameronDev@programming.dev
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You really don’t want tests to prevent voting. They will be used entirely for voter supression.

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Linktank@lemmy.today
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Yeah because there’s definitely no voter suppression going on already. Let’s make sure the dregs of society can share their dumbass opinions when things come to a general vote.

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Dark Arc@social.packetloss.gg
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That’s a false equivalence. Building up society as a whole is better than trying to determine “the most relevant” voices.

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Zagorath@aussie.zone
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I suspect the people who would set this test would be the exact opposite of the people you want to set this test, in more than 50% of the seats.

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