Rusty Lorentzen
Rusty Lorentzen voted up Didge Doo's answer

I once built a better mousetrap that would make the world a more humane place because it didn't hurt the mice.

It looked like two metal arms with curved hands at the end of each. You put the cheese into one of the hands, set the trigger, and when the mouse comes for the cheese, … Read more

Rusty Lorentzen
Rusty Lorentzen voted up PJ Stein's answer

No. There are enough people who are voting without understanding who or what they are voting for. Making it mandatory will just make that worse. I do think civics should be mandatory in all high schools though. That should give those coming up on voting age a better understanding of what thy are voting on.