Obama and mandatory voting

[HankB]

. . .
There IS one circumstance I would approve of it.  Just one:
That concurrent with the introduction of this law (which would really have to be an amendment to the Constitution) there would, on every ballot in every election, under every choice for public office, be added the following choice:
□ NONE OF THE ABOVE.
--And, that none of the contenders for the office where "none" won could ever run for any public office, anywhere.
 . . .

How about "None of the Above" being automatically entered as the choice of registered voters who don't actually show up to vote? With the major parties (rather than the taxpayers) having to pay for the next election as their penalty for failing to put forth candidates worth voting for?

[Headless Thompson Gunner]

What is it with Obama always thinking he can force people to do stuff?

[Fitz]

Liz, I , and a few others had an epic argument with some libtard about this issue the other day. it devolved fairly quickly.

The tolerant leftist quickly retreated to "you people can't be reasoned with" and "you would criticize obama EVEN IF HE gave you a million dollars from the treasury!"

To which i snarkily replied "Well yes, because in addition to being fiscally irresponsible, that would not be a constitutional use of his power as president"

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

Didn't the courts rule on those poll taxes and tests?


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[Perd Hapley]

Didn't the courts rule on those poll taxes and tests?


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But the Republicans have an awful new test! They want people to prove they have a face!

[Andiron]

I would make it legal for every citizen of the country that is not mentally demented, and who is at least 16 years old (I don't know any precedent of younger people than this being allowed to vote)

Why 16?  The immature already have the vote.  The only reason I agree with the age being 18 is it's the age we consider people "of age" and suitable for compulsory military service. 

[Perd Hapley]

Why 16?  The immature already have the vote.  The only reason I agree with the age being 18 is it's the age we consider people "of age" and suitable for compulsory military service. 

Yeah, pretty much. 18 is generally considered legal adult-hood. Drinking and CCW ages in some states notwithstanding.

[BlueStarLizzard]

Liz, I , and a few others had an epic argument with some libtard about this issue the other day. it devolved fairly quickly.

The tolerant leftist quickly retreated to "you people can't be reasoned with" and "you would criticize obama EVEN IF HE gave you a million dollars from the treasury!"

To which i snarkily replied "Well yes, because in addition to being fiscally irresponsible, that would not be a constitutional use of his power as president"

I'm not sure that actually became epic until the idiot with more picitinny than sense showed up, but yeah, fighting with that moron was certainly an eye opener, which really isn't helpful when it's one in the morning and you actually need to be sleeping.

It didn't devolve into "you people can't be reasoned with11!1!1"
It started there.

Here's Fitz, innocently mocking our President, and me, throwing him an assist, when along comes irate liberal troll, out for blood.

Ultimately, the idiot in question "admitted" that it would be unconstitutional, but was still mad at us for criticizing our Great and Wonderful Oz for even bringing it up because "it was a good idea to at least think about for improving our country" or some rot like that.
I still don't think he actually understood why it was in direct conflict with the first amendment.

I'm still slightly steamed that an American President and someone who is supposedly a Constitutional Scholar dismissed the idea, not on a fundamental philosophical level (because, correct me if I'm wrong, but you know, free speech, pretty basic building block of our whole country, right?) but because of the impractically of legally implementing it.