Compulsory voting in the US could be a double edged sword if it were to ever happen.  There are times when our voting population is less than 40% of the whole registered population, which could lead to a bad candidate, or even better, it would lead to them having to shut up if that candidate sucks once in office because they chose the person, rather than the non-voter whining all the time.

On the other hand, if these people are too lazy to go out and vote or don't care enough to vote, then maybe wee don't want their vote, since it'll lead to a bad choice anyways.  And besides, if they went out to vote just because it was mandatory in this election, I know for a fact the majority of them would vote for Obama or Clinton just because he is black or she is a woman.  They'd do it because it was "hip" or because it was something that would be a US first.  The problem is I can't stand either of them, and I have a feeling one is going to end up in office just because of that.