Should the US have mandatory voting?

[brucejoel99]

In a mandatory voting system, the total vote count better represents the wants of the public. It's the inevitable end of the idea that more voting is always good voting. It's shown that lower voter turnout can lead to skewed results, usually towards the most passionate, well organized, entrenched, radical, etc. groups. This can be especially true in local elections where voting turnout can be extremely low. So, for the sake of preserving the integrity of elections, which are meant to result in policies that represent & govern the citizens effected, whether they vote or not, mandatory voting should exist.