JURY duty is mandatory; why not voting? The idea seems vaguely un-American. Maybe so, but it’s neither unusual nor undemocratic. And it would ease the intense partisan polarization that weakens our capacity for self-government and public trust in our governing institutions. This is the opening paragraph of a NYTs opinion piece.
Telling Americans to Vote, or Else - NYTimes.com
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