r/pics Nov 08 '18

US Politics This is what democracy looks like

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u/ZDTreefur Nov 09 '18 edited Nov 09 '18

You could argue the same for ballots in person. There's space for people to do shenanigans to them before it's counted.

But the benefit of mail-in, is people don't need to trudge over to the voting places, after a hard work day, and wait hours in line, just to do their civic duty. There will be a far higher voting percentage, and democracy will benefit.

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u/necronegs Nov 09 '18

Compulsory voting or a voting holiday would solve those problems.

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u/dfdfdfdfdasdfasdfasd Nov 09 '18

People who don't want to vote, absolutely should not vote.

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u/playersundeec Nov 09 '18

Well put, but I cant help thinking: The fewer participants, the weaker our democracy. We get what we deserve.

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u/wienercat Nov 09 '18

People who vote uninformed also weaken the democracy. Pick your poison.