>But I'm not sure I would want a forced vote. If
>a person is too lazy and uncaring to want to vote, is their
>uninformed opinion worth anything?

Consider the fact that there's always going to be a certain percentage of people voting based on pure emotion or perception of their favorite candidate. I always think about my mother who came to this country in her mid 40s and struggled to learn the English language and rarely reads the newspaper. When I asked her why she did not vote for Al Gore (back in 2001), she responded she didn't like his demeanor. That's all she really had on him - extremely poor reason to vote. I suspect this isn't unusual. Personally, I think there's a large population of immigrants (with limited fluency) who are 1-issue voters.