Should animals be allowed to vote?

If animal rights involves the same levels of protection as human beings, some has argued this should also include equal rights;

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/mar/18/animal-rights-moral-chaos

So, should animals have the right to vote?

No, for reasons that do not need explaining.

Yes because Dog for president.

If Furries was a thing, yes they have a right to vote.

Not until we can openly communicate with them and determine whether or not they possess the ability to hold political opinions.

Animals dont follow law, they cant vote.

Interesting article, although I disagree with the idea that giving animals legal rights would inevitably have to include the right to vote, and that that idea being so self-evidently absurd nullifies the entire idea of animal rights. I don't see the right to vote as a fundamental birth-right, I more see it as a method to keep politicians accountable to the people. If there was a better way to do this than voting, then I would agree to get rid of the right to vote. The problem with animals voting is that they are incapable of keeping politicians accountable, due to the inability to understand them, so giving animals the right to vote doesn't really change anything. In fact, it would make it even more difficult to keep politicians accountable to people.

I do agree, however, that animals should be allowed to run for political office. There's no evidence to suggest that they'll do any worse than human politicians.

A dog received millions from inheritance. What do animals even want from the government? They don't offer anything worth voting for to a dog.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2001471/Trouble-dog-inherited-12m-billionaire-Leona-Helmsley-dies.html

Leona Helmsley was not right in the head as it was. It should not have come as a surprise that she left that money to her pooch.

How is this a thread?

This should be in the Political Gamers forum.

LOL. I mean, you're technically right, but that's the first thing that came to mind when you saw this thread? I'm impressed.

@mattbbpl: Well actually it wasn't the first thing that came to my mind. lol

Considering who's in the Oval Office, I don't think it'd make much of a difference honestly.

Unless we are talking about humans in the sense that we too are animals, then no.

Considering who did not get in the Oval Office, I don't think it'd make much difference honestly.

Ask those in the Political Forum. They would know. ;)

What the hell has TC been sniffing ?

"Bark once for Republican and twice for Democrat. If you bark three times for liberal then I'm putting you down like Ol'Yeller"

All these.

Yes !!!

@bardockdiaper: No, and posters shouldn't be allowed to Necrobump. Oh wait, they aren't...

-Byshop