> What's wrong with selling your vote? Depends on your point of view, I suppose. Some might argue that it distorts the democratic process, some others could ar

> What's wrong with selling your vote? Depends on your point of view, I suppose. Some might argue that it distorts the democratic process, some others could argue that it's merely an extension of exchanging promises for votes. Unfortunately, this is not an area I'm very familiar with, so you'll probably have to look elsewhere for well-reasoned analyses. > Politicians get to do it. Why can't I do it? Someone else doing something wrong is rather poor justification for you being able to do something wrong. Of course, this is contingent upon you believing vote selling is wrong; if you think it is acceptable, then the unequal treatment can be something worth addressing. > How does it open the door to voter intimidation? Someone steals my ballot receipt and checks who I voted for? It basically boils down to someone with power over you sitting you down in front of a computer and asking you to prove who/what you voted for, with some kind of negative consequence if you refuse or picked the "wrong" candidate/issues. Stealing a ballot receipt in lieu of asking you to show the result yourself is another way to go about it.