Sharni, I like the idea of having some sort of compulsary law in place, even if it's not foolproof...makes me ashamed when I hear of people in emerging democracies braving bullets and/or death squads to vote in their 1st elections, when less than half of us in the so-called developed countries can't be bothered to go out & vote cuz it's raining or [insert lame-ass excuse here]

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