Mind Control

Who should vote? ...the question of today's dilemma.

I am not of 100% conviction about my decision, but I lean towards the answer: those who are informed. How this could be tested and determined, I'm not 100% sure. I do like the idea of having to (to some extent) write in names and answers on voting ballots so that one is forced to research more before coming in to give their opinion. 

This might seem harsh to some, but there are two many times where I see clueless people adamant about giving a vote when they don't even know anything about the inherent debate to what is going on. The last time I was standing in downtown, waiting in line three hours to vote, I watched as a woman on the sidewalk brain washed person after person. She told them to voice their opinion: Vote "no" to all of the amendments, because we don't want  changes in our system!

.....Depending on the wording, voting "no" could mean an answer that would be deemed a "yes" to an amendment. No matter what, saying no is still a vote!!! I can't believe this lady had the nerve to stand there and tell people that. I'm not saying that she is one of the clueless people. She was obviously too well informed. Perhaps it conveniently fit her political affiliation or candidate she was supporting to tell everyone to vote "no". The fact that people could legitimately stand there and have a conversation with her appalls me. I would never stand there listening to it. 

Now comes the question of Sunday voting. Is mind control real? Could there be circumstances in which religious or spiritual leaders sway a population a certain way politically for a long period of time and then provide an easy transportation for them to go vote, with that peer pressure and religious/spiritual duty (what is the right thing to do morally?) mentally looking over their shoulder as they fill out the ballot? Yes, religion has influence, but there is no way to divide the line between those who believe in what they are hearing and those who are being pressured. The people themselves might not even know. 

With this said, I think that removing Sunday voting would help this. Yes, it would be very inconvenient for many people, but it would remove the moral pressures of Sunday. Those who have religious influence but more strongly believe in it, will vote the same on all other days of the week.