Two separate questions for this one.

1) Do you think there should be a fine for not voting?

2) If there was a widespread propaganda campaign that announced that there would be a fine for not voting and it was played on all the major news networks but there was no actual fine do you think that a lot of people in America would still believe it and vote because of it?

I think yes for both. Or instead of a fine "Neither" should be a permanent option on the presidential ballot.

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Originally Posted by Inferno You just don't relate to my sense of humor. How about this. Gosh darn funny man living in a whale. doncha know that gawd could do that I betcha he could. wink wink.

Didn't I once hear that voting was mandatory in Australia? Or, am I confused??

No it goes against the right to liberty. We shouldn't have to do anything we don't want to.

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Want if I want to imprison you? Ole catch 22 eh?

Paragon, people who don't care being forced to vote isn't much better than people who don't care not voting. If you're going for electoral reform go with prefferential voting imo.

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Originally Posted by Inferno You just don't relate to my sense of humor. How about this. Gosh darn funny man living in a whale. doncha know that gawd could do that I betcha he could. wink wink.

Counter-questions:
a) Do you think the words "freedom" or "liberty" apply to such a draconian concept?
b) Does your little fine apply to the mentally retarded? The invalid? Those who are out of the country on election day?

Komrade, did you know that in Mother Russia, politicians used free vodka to get voters to come out to the polls? Do you see a correlation here?

Ah yes..."freedom," forced upon us at gunpoint. You're a democrat, aren't you?

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I think that it is every citizen's right to vote or not to vote. Take away either right and we are no longer free.

Widespread propaganda campaigns are business as usual at the news outlets (left and right, both are corporate).

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Absolutely not! Only an authoritarian would force people to vote.