GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ 🇺🇦If they can automatically enroll men into the draft at 18, they can automatically register all americans to vote at 18.
Ask yourself why they won't.
GJ Groothedde 🇪🇺@grrlscientist This happens in every civilized democracy. Ask yourself why the USA is the exception.
MarjorieR@Eetschrijver @grrlscientist in the UK voter registration is not automatic, you have to make the effort to claim it, so further proof we are not a civilised democracy either.
"Previously, the 'head of household' was responsible for registering everyone who lived at the address, but now every individual is responsible for their own voter registration. The new system also means that people are now able to register online. Anyone newly registering under the new system will need to register themselves individually by filling out a paper or online form."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_registration_in_the_United_Kingdom
Serge 🔻@marjolica @Eetschrijver @grrlscientist Strange. Could this be an Anglosphere thing? Do other commonwealth countries do this too?
Alsy@xerge @marjolica @Eetschrijver @grrlscientist In Australia we have to register ourselves to vote. Once you’re registered you’re legally required to vote at every relevant election from local council up to federal. But if you never register, you can avoid voting. I’ve only ever met one adult in my entire life who admitted to not registering.
Aussies overwhelmingly view voting as both a privilege and a civic duty.