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« on: November 02, 2004, 05:22:17 pm » |
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In some countries, such as Australia, voting is compulsory. In other countries there are certain persons who may not vote. In the United Kingdom this applies to prisoners, lunatics (legal definition) and members of the House of Lords.
I happen to think that voting in elections is a duty, since a person, in voting, exercises responsibility for the common good and also sets an example to others.
However, I do not think that not voting disenfranchises a person from holding any particular point of view. On the contrary, there may be many reasons why a person might choose NOT to vote - including conscience. Fortunately, most of us who post on this website live in democracies which give us that right both as people and - since most of seem to be women - as women.
Raindance
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