the daily snivel

Low voter turnout is a growing problem facing todays democratic governments. A number of solutions have been floated for this growing apathy, including mandatory voting laws. I've always been against forcing people to vote, as it strikes me as unconstitutional to impose a sanction on the exercise of democracy. But I do like the idea of encouraging voting, even though it's true that there aren't many candidates inspiring people to the polls these days. Nevertheless, some responsible voters taking it upon themselves to hit non-voters where it really hurts, which is the premise behind http://www.votergasm.org/. The idea is that registered voters take a pledge not to have sex with non-voters on election day. You can go further, all the way up to pledging to not have sex with non-voters for the next four years. In turms of fantastic reasons to cut people off, that strikes me as right being up there with failed condom negotiations.

What we need next is a Canadian version of this. Not that I'm getting any these days, but surely it could do some good for others.