Watching people queue up for hours to cast their votes in the US election, I wondered what those who wish to make voting compulory were thinking?
We're constantly told that those who don't vote, don't vote because they are 'turned off the political process' or 'voting is too difficult' (hence the expansion of postal voting, possible on-line voting etc), or 'non-voters are apathetic' or 'non-voters don't appreciate democracy'.
What the Obama election has shown is that if people think there's something worth voting for, they'll vote of their own accord, and go to extreme lengths to do so. Those of us who don't vote are simply still waiting.
