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I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

Democratic Assemblywoman and tyrant, Deborah Glick

New Yorkers Who Don’t Vote Would Pay $10 Fine Under Assemblywoman’s Bill:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-yorkers-don-vote-pay-10-proposed-bill-article-1.3001499

(Glenn Blain) A state lawmaker from Manhattan wants to make it costly for New Yorkers not to vote.

Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, a Democrat, introduced legislation this week that would establish “compulsory voting” in the state and punish those who don’t vote with a $10 fine.

“Mandatory voting would drastically increase civic participation and transform the political arena by making politicians more reflective of the constituents that elected them,” Glick wrote in a memo submitted with the bill.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: Manufacturing the “consent of the governed” through penalty fees… Seems legit…