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They can't. Most can't afford to miss a day of work.
I'm a big proponent of compulsory voting, and Voting Day being a national holiday is a natural consequence of such a system.
We really need to push this along side ranked choice voting (or another third-party friendly system). Also critical thinking skills in all schools.
It's a lovely thought, but I think you know how likely it is to ever become law here in the US.
You’re totally right. Guess we shouldn’t try to fix it.
Guess we should give up and write in "genocide bad" so trump can be king! /s