What is your attitude concerning who are not planning to vote in the general election?
If people choose not to vote for any reason, that is their business, citizens have the right to free choice when it comes to actually voting or who they vote for. If their reason for not voting is within reason (such as a disability), then in my eyes they should be allowed to freely express their view (within the boundaries of the law) afterwards. However, what annoys me the most about those who don't plan on voting or those who don't vote at all due to selfish reasons is that in the weeks/months that follow, they are the ones who complain about who was elected or the ways in which the winner works. I may be harsh to believe this but those who don't vote have no right to criticize who was elected afterwards as they had their chance to state their views via the voting booth yet they didn't take that moment to do so.
I respect that people have their own views on who should be elected, who shouldn't and the reasons why they believe that, however non-voters 9without good reason) shoudn't go around afterwards denouncing those who got in because they weren't their first choice because if they had voted, in my opinion that makes it more appropiate for them to do so as they actually had their say.
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What main concerns do you have that may influence your vote?
I have never been one for politics and probably never will be. I vote when i have the chance for who i believe would be the best person for the job, i try not to let my main concerns cloud my judgement when i make that dec however i prefer a more direct approach when it comes to helping my community such as volunteer work
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Constituency - Northampton South
Local MP - Brian Bingley, Conservative (UK Parliament 2010)
Local Council - Northampton Borough Council
Political Party Dominate - Labour (Sally Keeble, Northampton North)
http://findyourmp.parliament.uk/constituencies/northampton-south
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You could look at it the other way. What about those who have a disablity, and want to vote, but do not because they are unable to get to the polling station. Could we not vote by email or online?? This may be a controversial approach, but it would make voting more accessible for more people and may even encourage more people to vote, if they do not have to leave their homes in bad weather. I suppose another way could be to make it interactive and vote via television remote control. This would suit a large number of the population, although I guess that it has problems too, if children get the remote control.
ReplyDeleteSmall thing... there is a small spelling error in the 2nd paragraph ("non-voters 9without"), and it may also require another full-stop.
With some of what you said, some may think you have strong views, although I do agree with a few things you have said. For instance you reasoning of voulenteering being a more direct approach to helping your community than voting.