Tournament: Greenhill | Round: 2 | Opponent: Strake Jesuit College XX | Judge: Neil Conrad
Have to go to vote, but can have an invalid ballot.
Birch 09 Birch, Sarah. Reader in Politics-University of Essex . “Full Participation : A Comparative Study of Compulsory Voting.” Manchester, GBR: Manchester University Press, 2009. Pgs 2-3. Copyright © 2009. Manchester University Press
'Compulsory voting can... be used interchangeably'
Aff defends implementation of CV in democracies that don't have it
V:Justice, resolution is about legal distributions of benefits and burdens
Rules must be made through a legitimate procedure, rather than ethics set.
Hermanus Gradus Steijn “Facilitating a Moral Compromise in Plural Liberal Democracies: Why a Policy of Compulsory Attendance During Elections Is Justifiable” Thesis Presented to Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences Leiden University. June 8, 2012
'Political liberals have...man's goods and person'
Criterion-Equal Advancement of the interests of citizens.
Justice requires interests be given equal weight because there is no inherent differences between people.
Thomas Christiano Department Philosophy, University of Arizona. “The Authority of Democracy” The Journal of Political Philosophy: Volume 11, Number 2, 2003
'There are two...in this article'
2. Equal rep necessary to account for different opinions and correct for individual bias
Thomas Christiano Department Philosophy, University of Arizona. “The Authority of Democracy” The Journal of Political Philosophy: Volume 11, Number 2, 2003
'Now I shall...against anyone's interests.'
Contention
Subpoint A-Gov'ts w/o CV don't represent interests equally
Income inequality is high
Brodwin 9/12 David Brodwin. MBA Stanford Graduate School of Business. “Suffering Under the Weight of Inequality.” US News and World Report Opinion. 9/12/13
'A report released... the total income'
Rich use political influence
Daron Acemoglu 11 Charles P. Kindleberger Professor of Applied Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology “Economic power begets political power” The Economist Online. Jan 23rd 2011. http://www.economist.com/economics/by-invitation/guest-contributions/economic_power_begets_political_power
'A case can... telecommunications or biotech'
Gov't responds to rich more
TFIAD Task Force on Inequality and American Democracy. Gathers info from Political Scientists and Scholars. American Political Science Association. 2004
'Skewed participation among...rich generally win'
Subpoint B-Offence
CV corrects for socio-econ bias in voter turnout
Chong and Olivera 08 Alberto Chong and Mauricio Olivera. “DOES COMPULSORY VOTING HELP EQUALIZE INCOMES?” Economics and Politics, Volume 20, Number 3. November 2008. Blackwell Publishing
'As explained above... the ruling elite'
Citizens abstain because they feel their voices aren't heard
Lardy 04 Heather Lardy. University of Aberdeen. “Is there a right not to vote?” Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Summer, 2004), pp. 303-321
'The claim that... genuinely free one'
CV is the only way to increase turnout
Engelen 07 Bart Engelen. Research Assistant of the Fund for Scientific Research – Flanders (Belgium), Centre for Economics and Ethics. “Why Compulsory Voting Can Enhance Democracy.” Acta Politica, 2007, 42, (23–39). 2007 Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
'Although this seems... reinforce each other.'
2. Rich control gov't policies
Gilens 04 Martin Gilens. Politics Department, Princeton University. “Inequality and Democratic Responsiveness: Who Gets What They Want from Government?” Princeton Politics Department mimeo (2004)
'Table 6 compares... the income distribution'
CV solves
Matsler 02 SEAN MATSLER. University of Southern California Law School. “COMPULSORY VOTING IN AMERICA.” S. Cal. L. Rev. 76 (2002): 953-978
'Two other successes... vote for them.'
3. Countries with CV have decreases in inequality
Chong and Olivera 2 Alberto Chong and Mauricio Olivera. “DOES COMPULSORY VOTING HELP EQUALIZE INCOMES?” Economics and Politics, Volume 20, Number 3. November 2008. Blackwell Publishing
'This paper explains... are not excused'
Venezuela proves the converse, retract CV, more inequality
Carey and Horiuchi 13 John M. Carey (John Wentworth Professor in the Social Sciences, Department of Government, Dartmouth College). Yusaku Horiuchi (Associate Professor and Mitsui Chair in the Study of Japan, Department of Government, Dartmouth College). Compulsory Voting and Income Inequality. Prepared for presentation in a seminar on Latin American Politics in the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University on April 23, 2013, and a seminar in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College on April 30, 2013
'For matters of... otherwise have experienced.'