Report this Vote. Reasons for voting decision: Countering Writerdave on sources because none of them had them. Reasons for voting decision: Easy vote. Pro essentially did not argue, and used weak fatalistic slippery slope args. Also I do nto believe the right to vote was the 1st amendment, but idk. Reasons for voting decision: Good debate, wish there wasn't the character limit, it really could have been a better debate without that. Pro gets the conduct point because Con got tied up with the preamble However, both made pretty convincing arguments.
Reasons for voting decision: Pro made better arguments and upheld his BOP. The thing I had a problem with, was that the debate was about what should or shouldn't be, not what is. I gave conduct to Con for this reason, as I feel like it is indeed a slipper slope argument. What Con should have done was argue the value and reason for it being in the constitution. I understand the debate was limited in character don't know why the pro would do that! So I understand it being hard to make a case and fit all of it into c's.
Reasons for voting decision: The only arguments about whether or not the illiterate and uneducated "should" be allowed to vote were the Con's and Zaradi's slippery slope argument.
I don't see any reason to actually buy that suppressing voting privileges would cause totalitarianism though; it's more of a "what if" scenario. Reasons for voting decision: Con made three arguments in R1. Pro conceded all of them. Pro made two counter arguments. The right to vote was never a subject of the first amendment it's the 15th and 19th amendments , and if it were it would only mean the resolution required an amendment.
The slippery slope argument is not convincing, as Pro did not give adequate reasons why the system would degenerate. His slippery slope argument did give his position some support. However, Con's three initial arguments went unaddressed, so arguments to Con. Con loses all other points for not citing sources, misspellings, and raising a new argument in the last round. Reasons for voting decision: there were illiterate people who voted for many of our founding fathers and first presidents, it worked great back then and the con did not show why it would be any different today.
Arguments to the Pro. You are not eligible to vote on this debate. This debate has been configured to only allow voters who meet the requirements set by the debaters. Article envisages elections on the basis of adult suffrage, a right to vote given to every adult citizen of India, who is above 18 years of age, with the vision of maximum participation and providing an opportunity to the youth to select their leaders.
Exultation of democracy depends on the replica of public will and that is what the Constitution of India supports. When illiterate can contest elections the illiterate voters are well within position to exercise their franchise. But what qualification they require to vote? At least they should be well aware about their rights and informative on political gimmicks.
We cannot exclusively blame the electorate for being under informed and lacking intellectual ability. It is a long-standing feature in our society. Public ignorance is the politician's best friend. Every politician on earth wants the public to be certain as to make them dormant in thoughts, and creativity and to block, expose of their wisdom, so that they remain ignorant as public ignorance is the politicians best friend who transgress from their rights and become helpless as to raise their finger towards the bad working, anti-people policies and corrupt practices of the vested interests in the power boom.
Majority of the electorate in our country are ignorant of politically symbolic information. If we are impassioned in nurturing democracy, we have to put resources to good use by educating the illiterate voters. In view of this, government, opposition parties, non-governmental organizations, and many others that work as consciences of our society must invest in the general education of the electorate.
The awareness campaigns found to be limited only during election time, whereas it should be a continuous process to ensure that voter understand their rights, their political system.
Voter education provides potential voters with the necessary information to make an informed choice in the voting booth. Voter education involves providing information on who is eligible to vote; how electors can check the voter lists to ensure they have been duly included; what type of elections are being held; who the candidates are; and how to file complaints.
To do this effectively requires reaching out to disadvantaged groups as well as mainstream voters. Minority groups, internally displaced persons and other marginalized segments of society should be specially targeted.
Young adults eligible to vote for the first time need special attention. Voter education should also include information on when, where and how to register and vote. Voter education through televised messages, in addition to using radio and print in a language understandable to voters is most effective. The interaction should aim to provide all voters with the information they need.
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. Concluding we must introspect whether we stick to the definition of democracy as "Government of the people, by the people, for the people" set forth by Abraham Lincoln or are we have transformed to concept of Benjamin Lichtenberg defining democracy as "The state of affairs in which you consent to having your pocket picked, and elect the best man to do it".
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For example, a well informed illiterate person who is updated on the latest news and trivia with the help of the Radio I hope none of you have overlooked this form of media cannot be considered uneducated. Therefore I feel illiterate people should not be deprived of the right to vote. Since by doing this, we violate the fundamental right of Universal Adult Franchise which has been given by the wise, ambitious and foresighted personalities who framed our Constitution.
More importantly, we infringe on the right to vote of many educated illiterate citizens who can make a difference in Indian politics. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
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