Should all 'yes' or all 'no' responses to proposals be an option on the ballot?

[MaC]

I'll say yes.  I figure, why not-if Straight Party ticket voting is allowable-by circling one thing, then Straight "Yes" or Straight "no" voting should also be an option.

[Gabu]

No... while all people under the "D" or "R" column are likely to have something common between them, propositions have no such common adhesion.  If this was enabled, people would word propositions like "Shall we not spend $500 million on a bridge to nowhere?" and would immediately get the guaranteed vote of every libertarian who thinks they're voting against a government expenditure.

[MaC]

No... while all people under the "D" or "R" column are likely to have something common between them, propositions have no such common adhesion.  If this was enabled, people would word propositions like "Shall we not spend $500 million on a bridge to nowhere?" and would immediately get the guaranteed vote of every libertarian who thinks they're voting against a government expenditure.

You're getting off topic-to say that proposals are badly worded, and I don't think that will ever change.  But-there're plenty of cases that the Democrats, or Republicans are vastly different.  I think that it's stupid to put such blind faith in 20 different candidates only because they're of one party.  A "Yes" or "No" straight proposal vote would serve as a cop-out response for those that do straight party vote, so they wouldn't have to think... 

[Gabu]

No... while all people under the "D" or "R" column are likely to have something common between them, propositions have no such common adhesion.  If this was enabled, people would word propositions like "Shall we not spend $500 million on a bridge to nowhere?" and would immediately get the guaranteed vote of every libertarian who thinks they're voting against a government expenditure.

You're getting off topic-to say that proposals are badly worded, and I don't think that will ever change.  But-there're plenty of cases that the Democrats, or Republicans are vastly different.  I think that it's stupid to put such blind faith in 20 different candidates only because they're of one party.  A "Yes" or "No" straight proposal vote would serve as a cop-out response for those that do straight party vote, so they wouldn't have to think... 

Well, I don't support straight-ticket voting either, so I don't have to justify it.

[adam]

No. I would fear that the sides were bicker and argue as to the wording on the ballot so that their plank would get the "Yes" or "No" options.

[nini2287]

No, and the 'straight party' checkbox should go away as well.

[Citizen James]

No.  I don't like the idea of straight party ballots either. (fortunately, I've never seen one).  I tend to cross party lines liberally (so to speak), and prefer to judge the individual candidates rather than the party.

If someone wants to vote a straight party line, let them mark their ballot accordingly.  If they're too lazy to mark a few more boxes, they can stay home and leave the vote to those of us who care enough to mark each and every candidate we support.

Presidential tickets are a whole other animal.