Reply #6: Enforced or mandated voting--absolutely not! ...

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What is needed is more directed education about citizenship and what is entailed.

An informed electorate has power. Mindless voters with no understanding of their actions, as would be the case with mandated voting, defeat the idea of representitive democracy.

New citizens being made every day, know more about our system of governance than most of our young just graduating from college.

As a matter of fact, students at the high school level around the world know more than our students do about our Democratic Republic.

Education...that is the only answer. For Moms and Dads...you have failed in your most important job if you fail to enlighten your kids to what we have and what we may yet lose.