Re: Should voting be encouraged?
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But they dont get to determine how much protection they want or how many benefits they get because they have no representation. So again, it's a form of tyranny since the government could simply up the taxes and claim its for the protection they want even if the public is satisfied with the protection they have.
It actually now that I think about it, somewhat similar to the situation the english colonies had before they rebelled. They payed taxes so they could be protected from the evil indians and french but the fact that they still had no say in the process created a lot of civil rights violations.
But they choose not to do National service, for example. Which those posters from Sweden and areas where they have it, they pretty much just sit around for a year when they are 18.
In otherwords, the citizenship is earned and you want to protect your liberties and exert your will on the system.
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Jean Rasczak: You. Why are only citizens allowed to vote?
Student: It's a reward. Something the federation gives you for doing federal service.
Jean Rasczak: No. Something given has no basis in value. When you vote, you are exercising political authority, you're using force. And force my friends is violence. The supreme authority from which all other authorities are derived.
There is a choice in the matter, you either earn the right to exercise political authority or choose not to earn it.
