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Voting A Class Requirement For Some At Drew

Posted by timothy on from the such-a-pretty-campus-too dept.

timrichardson writes "A Quaker literature professor at Drew University tried to make voting at the US Presidential elections a requirement for her English Lit class. NY Times has the story (free registration required)."

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  1. How would the professor know? by HAKdragon · · Score: 4, Informative

    Honestly, how can you prove that you voted? Unless she makes everybody present one of those "I voted today" stickers they hand out at the voting centers.

    An interesting aside to this article, Fox reporters harrassed students trying to register their peers to vote in Arizona..

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    "Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs. We have a protractor."
  2. Re:This would be a good idea... by TheWanderingHermit · · Score: 4, Informative

    Why is the fact that she's a Quaker relevant, anyway?)

    Because the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) has a LONG history of social activism and one of the cores of Quakerism is the belief that every individual counts and it is important that each person act according to his or her conscience.

    Quakers have been at the forefront of political movements to empower individuals and recognize equality since the 1600's, when George Fox started them. (For example, Susan B. Anthony was a Quaker.)