tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post3891679242967905696..comments2024-03-21T14:35:09.854+08:00Comments on Singapore Notes: Surely You Are Not Afraid?Tattlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037010707866164010noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-24854395046740794452010-10-21T14:46:13.027+08:002010-10-21T14:46:13.027+08:00Ya lor,
Sin should have a new voting system with t...Ya lor,<br />Sin should have a new voting system with transparent boxes for the contesting parties for voters to just put their voting slips in openly(in full view of others). And the counting of the votes be done on the spot at the end of voting. It is both transparent and save a lot of hassle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-3485779758663520212010-10-19T11:58:28.735+08:002010-10-19T11:58:28.735+08:00A mark of political maturity of a country is displ...A mark of political maturity of a country is displayed when its citizens can openly discuss and debate which policies and which parties they support, agree to disagree on issues, and respect others' opinions. No?<br /><br />kharmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-71193824794186415372010-10-18T23:31:25.538+08:002010-10-18T23:31:25.538+08:00Why should a voter be afraid of others knowing to ...Why should a voter be afraid of others knowing to which candidate he/she has given the vote to? This fear even if real is truly laughable.<br />Voting in Singapore is compulsory BUT NOT COMPULSORY IN uncontested wards where there are always Ruling Party Candidates. So what does compulsory mean?<br /><br />Voting is a legal process in a democratic system, me feels that it will be better if voting is made an open affair. That is to say any voter can openly reveal his/her choice of candidate(s) if he/she wishes to reveal. This is definitely better than 'your vote is secret', which causes a lot of guessing games and undue fear.<br /><br />Next is the GROUNDLESS FEAR that had been circulating since election was implemented as a democratic system to elect leaders. Why does me says the fear is groundless? Me has only one simple question to explain and that is what's there to fear?<br /><br />Singapore is no Philippines or any third world countries where political massacres and murders were not uncommon. If there is anything positive that is worth mentioning in Sin, me would say our politicians, whoever they are, are much more better than those in many other countries.<br /><br />Back to the GROUNDLESS FEAR again. We had two opposition leaders that were repeatedly voted into Parliament. Do the constituents in those two wards have to hide under their beds at night? Do they get mistreated as citizens? Can the leaders in Sin afford to maltreat citizens that voted for oppositions? Me thinks the answer are obvious.<br /><br />Voting for our choices of politicians is our rights as a citizen, there is nothing shameful about it. The only shame that we as citizens suffer, is to behave as though voting for our leaders is like a clandestine affair.<br /><br />patriotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-9981830614753701522010-10-18T21:25:08.953+08:002010-10-18T21:25:08.953+08:00Your vote is secret. The various political parties...Your vote is secret. The various political parties who have participated in the past elections will assure you of this based on their experience. <br /><br />You can get a brochure from WP describing exactly how it is. This is also explained by the Elections Department:<br />http://www.elections.gov.sg/voters_ballotsecrecy.htmlcontrariannoreply@blogger.com