1. Matthew Miller

2.  Compulsory voting is the requirement to vote.  37 Countries have implemented compulsory voting.  In some Countries compulsory voting has increased voter turnout by 30%.

3.  The United States of America should implement compulsory voting.

4.  Everyone wants what is best for the nation.

5.  Many Americans are against compulsory for the following reasons:  Takes away the freedom not to participate  Careless voting

6.  Laziness  Forgot to register  Inconvenient  No ideal candidate

7.  40.1% of all Americans voted in the 2008 election.  Turnout lowered in every state  America ranks 139 th out of 172 countries in voter turnout.  186 million eligible voters  130 million registered voters  126 million voters voted in the 2012 election

8.  http://cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2010 /10/26/am.costello.mandatory.voting.cnn