Obama proposes a constitutional amendment, making voting mandatory. I wish this were fake, but it's very real.
When a right is forced upon people by law it is no longer a right, but an infringement upon their rights as free citizens #mandatoryvoting
As of November 2014, there are 11 countries that have and enforce mandatory voting rules, most notably Australia:
Australia adopted compulsory voting in 1924 after turnout plunged from more than 70 percent in 1919 to less than 60 percent in 1922. By contrast, recent turnout by eligible voters in U.S. presidential election years has barely cracked 60 percent; in midterm elections, it has been hovering in the low 40s.
Australians who fail to vote can be fined (or, in theory, jailed for repeated no-shows).



