Should People Be Required To Vote Essay

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Throughout the recent years the majority of the able voting population are exercising their privilege to vote. Even during the presidential elections the voter turnout rate was 50% or less than that. The act of voting should be a personal responsibility of every citizen meaning it should be a obligation. But to specify on this statement, it should not lawfully required to vote because people also have the right not to vote too (and it would be weakening personal liberties) , but it should be a personal responsibility for citizens if they are to complain about how the government run rather than every citizen. A personal responsibility is when we are the cause of our own actions. Through voting we are responsible on who gets into office. Elected representatives are responsible more many choices …show more content…

There would be an increase of civic activity and participation. A person should have the social responsibility consider how their vote will affect the interests of a broader community to a certain extent. Citizen should act on their own accords rather than in the interest of the rest community because it is the citizen’s personal right to vote. The first amendment grants a citizen the freedom of expression which includes freely to express their own opinion or idea. But the extent is that a citizen should take in the consideration of opinions of others like a trustee because it gives the citizen a chance to see from all different perspectives which can be become useful upon making a decision, but not a better decision since there is no better candidate (it is very subjective). A citizen should act upon their free will or judgement without having the pressures of society around them. The House of Representatives member should worry about the diverse community values rather than the citizen. Even if they are in a specific party they do not have to vote upon what that party thinks what is

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