Don't Vote Today

monster · 11-04-2014, 09:14 AM

Because it's not an election day in your country.

Just a little something for the non-Americans among us

I have to be serious in the politics forum? oh OK then. How about:

Do you think the electorate should vote on specific issues (e.g. locally today the big issue is should our school district annex a local, struggling one), or should we leave those decisions to the people we elect (locally, the board of Education -7 seats, 4 of which are up for grabs today).

So, in my example, should we leave the decision on annexation to the BOE and vote for board members who share our philosophies on that (and other) issues? Or should we decide the issue and hope that the people elected will be the right ones to implement the decision properly? (obviously that's more of an issue with a "yes" vote than a "no" but that wouldn't necessarily be true in other cases)

Do we not run the risk of having elected officials forced to implement changes with which they disagree? Or is that not a bad thing?

This only seems to happen locally, but if it's a good thing, why not nationally? the US president is elected and then has the power to declare war. Shouldn't the electorate be consulted on such a big decision?

11-04-2014, 09:14 AM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Don't Vote Today Because it's not an election day in your country. Just a little something for the non-Americans among us I have to be serious in the politics forum? oh OK then. How about: Do you think the electorate should vote on specific issues (e.g. locally today the big issue is should our school district annex a local, struggling one), or should we leave those decisions to the people we elect (locally, the board of Education -7 seats, 4 of which are up for grabs today). So, in my example, should we leave the decision on annexation to the BOE and vote for board members who share our philosophies on that (and other) issues? Or should we decide the issue and hope that the people elected will be the right ones to implement the decision properly? (obviously that's more of an issue with a "yes" vote than a "no" but that wouldn't necessarily be true in other cases) Do we not run the risk of having elected officials forced to implement changes with which they disagree? Or is that not a bad thing? This only seems to happen locally, but if it's a good thing, why not nationally? the US president is elected and then has the power to declare war. Shouldn't the electorate be consulted on such a big decision? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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