Politics are constantly changing. Through the formation of political parties, we have advanced through tough times, but they aren’t getting any easier. Electing officials is a large part of democracy, but is often made more difficult by the media which distracts voters from the main idea. It also means that some people just don’t vote at all. Ideally, everyone should be able to receive true information about candidates and parties, and everyone should vote.
Political parties were formed in 1787, the first one being the federalists. The reasons that it formed was because people banded together to put over their policies. The anti-federalists were then formed and called themselves the democratic republicans. Political parties have been an essential …show more content…
Elected officials of the United States’ political system should be accountable for upholding the principles of democracy. One of these principles is the right to “Regular, Free and Fair Elections.” Under this principle, many different parts of the democratic system are addressed. Elected officials should be “chosen and peacefully removed from office in a free and fair manner. Intimidation, corruption and threats to citizens during or before an election are against the principles of democracy.” To have a functioning democracy, these principles must be upheld by everyone, in any position. I also believe that your influence in an election shouldn’t be based on wealth. That is why I support free and fair elections, as well as making it easier for people to exercise their human right to vote for elected officials to represent them. Protecting the rights of the minority by listening to rural cities and minority groups, and acting on what they need is something that makes an elected official …show more content…
abstainers is Brexit. It was reported that 28% of registered voters didn’t show up to the polls to vote in favor or against the referendum. This led to the UK leaving the European Union. Leave only won by 52% to 48%, which only equates to a 1,269,501-vote gap. 13 million people could have voted and potentially kept the UK in the European Union. In the US’s recent election, there were many abstain voters as well. Only 58% of eligible voters went to the polls to vote in the 2016 election. This number isn’t all because of lazy people and stubborn voters. In 14 states, new restrictive voting laws that targeted minorities were installed before the election. This was the first election since the Supreme Court turned down a provision of the Voting Rights Act that required federal approval on any state election law. I think that voting is something that should have equal laws between states, and should be made as easy as possible. The argument that there is too much voter fraud for it to be made easier is invalid considering the current amount of total fraud cases from the last election is less than 5. Thousands of people were unable to vote because of these strict laws when there is no basis for them. Unless you do your own research on voter fraud, however, the media would probably tell you something
Political parties were formed in 1787, the first one being the federalists. The reasons that it formed was because people banded together to put over their policies. The anti-federalists were then formed and called themselves the democratic republicans. Political parties have been an essential …show more content…
Elected officials of the United States’ political system should be accountable for upholding the principles of democracy. One of these principles is the right to “Regular, Free and Fair Elections.” Under this principle, many different parts of the democratic system are addressed. Elected officials should be “chosen and peacefully removed from office in a free and fair manner. Intimidation, corruption and threats to citizens during or before an election are against the principles of democracy.” To have a functioning democracy, these principles must be upheld by everyone, in any position. I also believe that your influence in an election shouldn’t be based on wealth. That is why I support free and fair elections, as well as making it easier for people to exercise their human right to vote for elected officials to represent them. Protecting the rights of the minority by listening to rural cities and minority groups, and acting on what they need is something that makes an elected official …show more content…
abstainers is Brexit. It was reported that 28% of registered voters didn’t show up to the polls to vote in favor or against the referendum. This led to the UK leaving the European Union. Leave only won by 52% to 48%, which only equates to a 1,269,501-vote gap. 13 million people could have voted and potentially kept the UK in the European Union. In the US’s recent election, there were many abstain voters as well. Only 58% of eligible voters went to the polls to vote in the 2016 election. This number isn’t all because of lazy people and stubborn voters. In 14 states, new restrictive voting laws that targeted minorities were installed before the election. This was the first election since the Supreme Court turned down a provision of the Voting Rights Act that required federal approval on any state election law. I think that voting is something that should have equal laws between states, and should be made as easy as possible. The argument that there is too much voter fraud for it to be made easier is invalid considering the current amount of total fraud cases from the last election is less than 5. Thousands of people were unable to vote because of these strict laws when there is no basis for them. Unless you do your own research on voter fraud, however, the media would probably tell you something