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It may benefit one party more than the other, but... is that really an argument for not increasing the turnout? It sounds crazy to me that anyone can argue agai
by SapphireSun 10y ago
It may benefit one party more than the other, but... is that really an argument for not increasing the turnout? It sounds crazy to me that anyone can argue against it in a system whose legitimacy comes from regular expressions of the popular will.
- briandear 10y agoPopular will can be a dangerous thing if the popular will is dominated by ignorance. I personally don't want everyone to vote. Kayne West would end up president.
- SapphireSun 10y agoYou're right, but... what's the alternative? Fear of "mob rule" is what kept the nobility afraid of a transition to representative government. I want the populace's will represented (constrained by constitutional protections of various rights), but I'll admit sometimes you just wish you had another populace. That's just the cards you're dealt. Other forms of government aren't responsive to the people. This comic was an amusing commentary on this topic: http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/sword-of-democracy http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/sword-of-democracy
- Retra 10y agoYou don't really want the populace's will represented, though. You want decisions to be made in the manner that best conforms to the populations needs. The difference being that the former tends to reflect what people currently know and feel while the latter reflects what they would do if they had more information and behaved rationally.