Topic #5: Is voting a right or a responsibility?
Voting is a right.
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Voting is a responsibility
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If people are forced to vote, some people might just make a wrong choice in haste to avoid the penalties that might be imposed by the government on those who do not vote.They would not think much and just vote randomly. This might lead to a wrong choice. (This is for Argument #1. Natasha's argument.) Side: Voting is a right.
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Only people who truly care, want to vote and are educated about politics should vote. If someone isn’t educated about politics then they might not know who or what they are promoting when casting their vote. People who don’t want to be involved or people who don’t care about this important process shouldn’t vote. Plus, if they don’t care about voting and they are forced to vote they might put their vote in carelessly since they didn’t take the time to understand and research any of the candidates. Side: Voting is a right.
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I do agree that people who are not educated about politics shouldn't vote, however it is not all about politics, it is also about knowing what is wrong and what is right, who is bad and who is good. You don't need education to know who is lying and who is telling the truth, who will do good to the country and who will harm it. Side: Voting is a responsibility
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If voting is not a right, then the people in power will discriminate between people on the basis of race, language, religion and color of skin. Creating an equal society where everyone has a right of selecting their representatives would keep all people positive and the society would be more tightly knit with less conflicts. Otherwise the society would be dominated by people of one type, whether it be color or religion, and they would suppress people who are different. Such a society would never be stable and would always have lack of justice and lack of trust among people. US 15th amendment (1870) gave african americans the right to vote 19th amendment (1920) gave women the right to vote 26th amendment (1971) gave right to all above 18 years of age UK In 1918, all men above 21 and all women above 30 got right to vote In 1928, all women above 21 got right to vote
Supporting Evidence:
http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/
Side: Voting is a right.
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If voting was responsibility then it wouldn't be a discrimination, if no one could vote then that information would be true but we are saying that everyone above 18 has to vote. If no one could vote then that would be a discrimination. Voting has nothing yo do with race, language, religion or even color of skin. Side: Voting is a responsibility
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Closing statement: In conclusion, we still believe that voting is a right. We also strongly believe that all of our evidence supports it. Our evidence was that uneducated voters have a bad impact on elections so if they were forced to vote it won't do any good for their country. Our next piece of evidence is that voting is a fundamental right more then it is a responsibility. There shouldn't be any discrimination between people while voting as everyone is equal. If it wasn't a right, this wouldn't be the case. Side: Voting is a right.
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Opening Statement: Voting should be a responsibility because voting is about getting everyone's vote. If people don't vote then they might not get their chosen option. However, if you do vote you might get your chosen option. If the vote doesn't include everyone's opinion then the results won't be accurate. For a change to occur it should suit everyone in the country and if only half of the population vote then the change won't be good for the country. If there aren't enough participants/votes then its harder to decide on the best option. Side: Voting is a responsibility
Voting is a necessary part of the duties of citizenship, just like jury duty or paying taxes. Another example: In the 2012 presidential election, less than 54% of the eligible population turned out to vote. Americans have been beaten, jailed and tortured. Some even died. Side: Voting is a responsibility
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This responsibility puts an undue burden of responsibility on some people who either do not have the information or the time to form a judgment about who is the right candidate. Its not fair to punish people who don't want to vote for each candidate. It's there right if they want to vote. Side: Voting is a right.
Argument 2: Voting is usually done when something is going to change or be added in a country. In order for the change to be good for the country, you need everyone’s vote. If people don’t vote, then what’s the point? There are about 20 countries who have compulsory voting and Belgium, one of the 20 countries receives about 95% of participation whilst the United States, which has no compulsory voting reaches 55%. This shows how compulsory voting would increase the participation on each country. Participation is very important when voting because of the more people the better. If only a quarter votes, the results won’t be accurate as in the results will show what the quarter wants but not what the whole country wants. For example, Donald Trump won the American election even though he only convinced ¼ of the American electorate. This happened because of low participation. Imagine if the whole America would have voted, that would have changed the results by a lot. If only people who want Donald Trump vote and the rest who don’t want him don’t vote then Donald Trump will end up winning and he did. So, I encourage compulsory voting so all decisions being made suit everyone in the country. Side: Voting is a responsibility
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Again, the vote will affect your country which will affect you. No one will put random votes because at the end of the day it will affect you. For example, imagine filling out a survey about changing the cafeteria food. Would you choose random options? No, because it's going to affect you. Side: Voting is a responsibility
Voting will always have a change in the country because everyone has a different opinion on how the country should be. Even if you didn't want the change, it will still happen with or without your approval. You either accept it or facing the change will be trouble. Side: Voting is a responsibility
Closing Statement: Overall, voting should be compulsory because each country has to hear everyone's opinion before deciding. What excuse do you have for not voting? Voting doesn't require education because you are only deciding on who is the best fit for the country. If there are many participants and votes then its easier to decide. Also, voting affects everyone so everyone's opinions should be heard for the change to be good. Side: Voting is a responsibility
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