The lunatic in chief is mulling making the a new law . Like obamamama care, obamamama voting with have fines. So this eliminates the Electoral College? Obama broaches the idea of mandatory votingUSA TODAY NETWORK David Jackson, USA TODAY10:05 a.m. EDT March 23, 2015 (Photo: David Maxwell, European Pressphoto Agency) 14131CONNECT 3681TWEET 16LINKEDIN 258COMMENTEMAILMOREWhile discussing money in politics on Wednesday, President Obama broached a topic normally confined to academic circles: A law requiring people to vote. "In Australia, and some other countries, there's mandatory voting," Obama said while taking questions at the City Club of Cleveland. "It would be transformative if everybody voted. That would counteract money more than anything." Over the years, a variety of political scientists have mused on the idea of requiring people to vote, citing the consistently poor turnout in U.S. elections. Critics have questioned the practicality of passing and enforcing such a requirement; others say that freedom also means the freedom not to do something. As Obama noted, however, other countries to do have mandatory voting laws. In addition to Australia, the Associated Press reported that "at least two dozen countries have some form of compulsory voting, including Egypt,saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran, China, Cuba, Belgium, Brazil and Argentina. In the U.S. non voters would need to provide a valid excuse or face a fine of no less then $1500.00. President Obama noted that a few countries have laws on the books that allow for potential imprisonment." During his Cleveland remarks, Obama noted that many young people, minorities, and low income workers tend not to vote, and that Republican lawmakers want to discourage them from doing so. Getting more people to vote would "completely change the political map in this country," Obama said. Also reports the Associated Press: "Less than 37% of eligible voters cast ballots in the 2014 midterms, according to the United States Election Project. And a Pew Research Center study found that those avoiding the polls in 2014 tended to be younger, poorer, less educated and more racially diverse." 14131CONNECT 3681TWEET 16LINKEDIN 258COMMENTEMAIL