Dear News Democrat,
It has been brought to my attention that in many national elections, only a small fraction of eligible voters actually cast ballots. In local elections, the turn out is even smaller. That’s why in some countries, like Australia, they make it mandatory to cast a vote. In my opinion, I think that compulsory voting should be enforced in the United States.
One reason why I think the Untied States should enforce compulsory voting is because many people in our country long ago fought for us to have the right to vote. It’s a huge part of American history where many Americans fought for us to have the right to vote. The Bill of Rights is our proof. Not only is it a part of our history, but it is also one of our freedoms to be able to vote. We should take advantage of the opportunity we have in America to vote because in many other countries, they don’t have this freedom.
Another reason why I think the United States should enforce compulsory voting is because we have a democracy in America. This means we the people have control in how we want our government to be ruled. We, as Americans, have the chance to run our country the way we want it to be run. The whole point of voting in elections is to see what the majority of our country wants. For example, in local elections, there are many candidates in the running for office, but it is the peoples’ choice in who gets to be ahead of the county. We should take advantage of the right to vote because, in my opinion, we would be letting our country down if we didn’t.
The last reason why I think the United States should enforce compulsory voting is because it is essential to our countries well being. Many Americans don’t want to vote because they either don’t care about politics, they’re not interested, they simply just don’t care at all about anything, or they already don’t like how our country is already. The thing is, by having that ONE vote could change the outcome of everything in America. I mean this freedom wasn’t just given to us; we earned it by the actions of those great people back in the day. The least we could do is show some respect for them because our nation wouldn’t be this way of it wasn’t for the people who fought for this right.
As you can see, there are many reasons why I think the United States of America should enforce compulsory voting. Some reasons are because it is one of our freedoms, America’s government is a democracy, and it is essential to our country’s well being. Voting in elections shouldn’t be taken for granted in the United States; it should be proudly used because we are one of the few countries in the world who have this freedom. The point of voting is to let others express their opinion and change what they do or don’t like. Could your vote change the outcome of something in your country?
Sincerely,
Ana Jimenez-Luttrell
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