House Democrats will try once more to amend the Constitution in order to lower the voting age to 16, an idea that has been popular with Democrats but unpopular with Republicans.
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I don’t think the American trump voters or UK Brexiteers intended it, but they are pushing the cause of a global government, regardless of which nations get a decent share during the initial power grab.
After COVID, time to consider a UN parliament and a world federation
Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been leading calls for the formation of a temporary global government to deal with the dual medical and economic threat posed to the...
Science, climate and peace sure are global issues that affect the entire world. Maybe each government should vote for a world leader. A possible solution to the one-sided situation we will enter true globalism with.
The US president’s actions have exacerbated the pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 people in the United States, rolled back environmental and public-health regulations and undermined science and scientific institutions. Some of the harm could be permanent.
Not to worry, America’s influence on the world is declining, due to their self-interested voting record. America-First… not for long.
“It hasn’t been OK. After four years of Trump’s “America first” — or, more accurately, “America only” — approach to international relations, the U.S. is less respected and less influential than it has been in decades. “
America Last: How Trump Torpedoed the U.S. International Standing
You don’t need your national insurance number, they know who you are anyways. Currently in the UK you can vote in person or postal. Digital is likely to get hacked early on so best to let other countries find the pitfalls first no?
Can you vote online in the UK 2019 general election?
Electronic voting by country varies and may include voting machines in polling places, centralized tallying of paper ballots, and internet voting. Many countries use centralized tallying. Some also use electronic voting machines in polling places. Very few use internet voting. Several countries have... Read more
Prone to hacking and worse is that if it gets hacked, nobody can tell which votes were hacked and which weren’t, sounds like a major vulnerability to give your country.
Electronic voting 'is still a mess' and is prone to being hacked
Not if it sways the vote away from your guy…. Sunday’s order came as little surprise after the state’s supreme court on Oct. 22 denied a similar request to halt drive-through voting, in a lawsuit filed by the Republican parties of Texas and Harris County.
Texan Republicans lose bid to halt drive-through voting but fight continues
A group of Texas Republicans have lost one of two legal challenges they brought in the hope of halting drive-through voting in Houston and having more than 120,000 votes thrown out.
‘No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…’
“Politicians might offer enticing tax breaks to woo voters at the next electoral contest, while ignoring long-term issues out of which they can make little immediate political capital”
Why we need to reinvent democracy for the long-term
When politicians fail to look beyond the next election – or even the latest tweet – they are neglecting the rights of future generations, argues public philosopher Roman Krznaric.
Interesting, both the US and UK are more dissatisfied than satisfied with how parliamentary democracy panned out. Time for a rethink, but despite the US being a republic rather than a democracy, it seems offering an alternative is unamerican. Times are changing though.
The countries where people are most dissatisfied with how democracy is working
Disapproval voting is any electoral system that allows many voters to express formal disapproval simultaneously, in a system where they all share some power. Unlike most electoral systems, it requires that only negative measures or choices be presented to the voter or representative. If used to se... Read more
16-year-olds might soon get the opportunity to vote in the U.S. if this constitution amendment goes through.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-push-amend-constitution-16-year-olds-vote
A few countries allow children as young as 16 to vote!
https://www.legalscoops.com/nine-countries-with-the-lowest-voting-age/
Children are also citizens. Therefore, there is no valid reason why they should be denied the right to vote and voice their opinions.
The French found a creative way to vote none of the above – spoiling the ballot!
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/french-election-protest-vote-nobody-was-highest-half-century-n756261
It seems that a few jurisdictions have it, including India.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/supreme-court-gives-voters-right-to-reject-all-candidates/articleshow/23144039.cms
True! Voting is a right, and you should have the option to reject the candidates on the ballot.
What would happen if the “none of the above” option had the most votes? Would the election be repeated with new candidates?
Given how expensive elections around the world are, we should also start using voting apps to elect leaders.
You can deploy voting apps in nearly any industry that deals with data https://2muchcoffee.com/blog/how-to-build-an-online-poll-or-voting-app/
Polling apps can be a great way to collect accurate information for business decisions, sales and marketing decisions, product launches, branding, etc.
I don’t think the American trump voters or UK Brexiteers intended it, but they are pushing the cause of a global government, regardless of which nations get a decent share during the initial power grab.
Science, climate and peace sure are global issues that affect the entire world. Maybe each government should vote for a world leader. A possible solution to the one-sided situation we will enter true globalism with.
Not to worry, America’s influence on the world is declining, due to their self-interested voting record. America-First… not for long.
“It hasn’t been OK. After four years of Trump’s “America first” — or, more accurately, “America only” — approach to international relations, the U.S. is less respected and less influential than it has been in decades. “
You don’t need your national insurance number, they know who you are anyways. Currently in the UK you can vote in person or postal. Digital is likely to get hacked early on so best to let other countries find the pitfalls first no?
Loads of countries do it already, each govt has an electoral register so they don’t need any extra id data like national insurance number.
Prone to hacking and worse is that if it gets hacked, nobody can tell which votes were hacked and which weren’t, sounds like a major vulnerability to give your country.
This is crazy, no wonder progress gets hindered constantly. DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS
Not if it sways the vote away from your guy…. Sunday’s order came as little surprise after the state’s supreme court on Oct. 22 denied a similar request to halt drive-through voting, in a lawsuit filed by the Republican parties of Texas and Harris County.
‘No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…’
Winston S Churchill, 11 November 1947
“Politicians might offer enticing tax breaks to woo voters at the next electoral contest, while ignoring long-term issues out of which they can make little immediate political capital”
Interesting, both the US and UK are more dissatisfied than satisfied with how parliamentary democracy panned out. Time for a rethink, but despite the US being a republic rather than a democracy, it seems offering an alternative is unamerican. Times are changing though.
This is called disaproval voting I think – it could just take a vote of the one you negatively voted for. simple.
Would solve this problem at least “Won’t vote trump but don’t know how to stop him.”