I'm a friend of compulsory voting (with reasonable exceptions), actually. If you don't like any of the options, cast a blank and run for office yourself the next time.
With a friend of mine, I once thought up a scenario where whoever hadn't voted would be rounded up by the police (or even the army) and forced to cast a ballot right away, sorta like when you miss a court date. Of course, that's destined to fail because there's not enough police/army to do that - and I'm mighty glad there isn't.
Now that's Gewalt. (yiddish or german, take your pick. I call 'em the same)
In siberia, ballots and ballots were ferried in just so that reindeer herders could vote. Of course, it's not who you vote for, it's how the votes are counted. right?
I say YES. I'd encourage everyone to become well-informed and to vote, but I'm not too keen on forcing votes.
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