Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Election Privacy

Today, I saw people on a couple of sites telling other people "Who would you vote for?". This just disgusted me. People have the right to privacy. The reason why voting booths have drapes covering the voter is to keep the voter's pick a secret. Asking someone who you want to vote for is the equivalence of asking what you were doing in the bathroom. Under Political Privacy, the voter has the right to the concealment of their vote through a secret ballot. The right of free speech allows people to express themselves through speaking, even telling someone who you would vote for. The law does allow you to answer questions of any kind. Just try to think of your rights to privacy before you decide to answer that question.

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