chapter 10

1.)    I believe that Bush was right to call for a stop of the recounting and agree with the Supreme Court’s ruling that to make an attempt to “guess” at the voters ballot choice was a violation of the equal protection laws. I don’t believe that there was any fair way to try to decipher of make an educated guess of what another person cast their ballot for. I believe we need to have better systems in place to record or save the ballot cast so that the intent of voters can be revisited and not all information will be lost so this instance will not re-occur.

2.)    Yes I do believe that elections are too dependent on fundraising, and that it is unfair that good candidates are not able to run because they are not able to raise the right amount of money.  I think that fundraising for elections isn't necessarily a good thing though. I believe that candidates running for office should fund their own campaign. If someone would like to donate to their cause in support of the candidate they believe in, then that is great! But I do not feel that fundraisers should be held. I feel that the government cannot do too much more to regulate or monitor campaign spending as they have already set up regulations and guidelines for campaign spending.

3.)    I believe that turnout is low for a few reasons. One reason I believe turnout is low is because people don’t feel as if their vote counts and do not see the importance of voting or exercising that freedom. I believe that most people take the right and freedom to vote for granted.  I firmly believe that everyone should exercise their right to vote because this is a freedom fought for by not only our armed forces but was also fought for by civil rights activists and women suffragettes. Being a woman, I feel that it would not only be disrespectful to  my government to not exercise my right to vote but also to the women who came before and took a stand for women’s equal rights.  Because of these great women I have the freedom to vote and a way for my voice to be heard as an equal citizen. I believe that turnout will continue to increase the more the process is simplified and made easier, and with newer technology to appeal to younger voters.  

I commented on the following blogs:

Cheyenne Canter:  http://canterc.blogspot.com
Pam Smith:  http://percious3355.blogspot.com

Robert Cook:  http://rcookclassblog.blogspot.com