Integrating voting via the internet as a definitive model to participate in electing government officials is a new phenomenon developed to stimulate democratic involvement. Although the accessibility of internet voting is a viable model to increase higher voter turnout rates and reduce governmental cost, I believe internet voting should not be incorporated into democracy because it perpetuates a stronger bias in the results sustaining an economic classes where only citizens with the economic means to afford internet are able to participate in the electoral process. First this paper will support Froma Harrop argument against internet voting in her article, “Why Internet is Bad for Democracy”, by accentuating the negative repercussions to internet
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It confirms that sovereignty prevails in the hands of the people to elect a representative. He also believes the massive decline in voting is correlated with time. Time is the reason for citizen’s inactive enrollment in democratic issues. For the most part internet voting is a good strategy to restore democracy and improve the validity in the outcome, in comparison to the scandal when, “Florida 's punch-card voting system which became infamous after thousands of invalid votes were found in the 2000 presidential election”(Fromma Harrop, 2004). However, it’s important to realize the mistaken belief that emerges with this concept is the assumption that time is an independent variable impeding political action. Under these reasons, Froma Harrop opposes internet voting given that it defeats active participation in community engagement, as being a key element sustaining democracy. For example, in Richard Swift’s book, “ The Nonsense Guide to Democracy”, illustrates a radical form of direct democracy in Quebec during a private meeting held by the free trade zone (FTAA) of America’s to “squeeze out certain political and economic options- everything from a vibrant public sector of speculative capital would in effect be ruled out”. The citizens rallied together to successfully demolish the fence that barricaded them from the private meeting being held, creating a political statement in the process. Additionally demonstrating the power and knowledge of the collective consciousness to manifest itself in politics. As Michel Foucault a political theorist defines power in chapter one of “ Critical Concepts” textbook “power is productive”. In the case of internet voting, power is socially constructed through ignorance. Ignorance becomes a force permeating society. As a result, internet voting submits people with a benign form of
It confirms that sovereignty prevails in the hands of the people to elect a representative. He also believes the massive decline in voting is correlated with time. Time is the reason for citizen’s inactive enrollment in democratic issues. For the most part internet voting is a good strategy to restore democracy and improve the validity in the outcome, in comparison to the scandal when, “Florida 's punch-card voting system which became infamous after thousands of invalid votes were found in the 2000 presidential election”(Fromma Harrop, 2004). However, it’s important to realize the mistaken belief that emerges with this concept is the assumption that time is an independent variable impeding political action. Under these reasons, Froma Harrop opposes internet voting given that it defeats active participation in community engagement, as being a key element sustaining democracy. For example, in Richard Swift’s book, “ The Nonsense Guide to Democracy”, illustrates a radical form of direct democracy in Quebec during a private meeting held by the free trade zone (FTAA) of America’s to “squeeze out certain political and economic options- everything from a vibrant public sector of speculative capital would in effect be ruled out”. The citizens rallied together to successfully demolish the fence that barricaded them from the private meeting being held, creating a political statement in the process. Additionally demonstrating the power and knowledge of the collective consciousness to manifest itself in politics. As Michel Foucault a political theorist defines power in chapter one of “ Critical Concepts” textbook “power is productive”. In the case of internet voting, power is socially constructed through ignorance. Ignorance becomes a force permeating society. As a result, internet voting submits people with a benign form of