So, in time, 3 kids vote both Mom and Dad's paychecks goes to Disneyland vs. the Mortgage?

Typical Barack Fantasyland...!

I really like the part about Mr. O saying he thought it would be "fun" to amend the Constitution to do something about the way money influences elections.
FUN?
I get it that he doesn't think anything is serious [think back to saluting with a coffee cup], but this is the week's winner!

I see this as the same sort of non-issue as jury service. Good luck to anybody who really wants to refuse, but, "Please don't throw me in the briar patch!"

This man needs to be evaluated by mental health professionals.

BHO would love to create mandatory voting and amend the Constitution by Executive order. He could have his cake and eat it too! Then we will have Civil War.

Floating the one face down would be much more productive.

And what if I want to protest the lack of choice among the unacceptable candidates on the ballot? Would writing in Mickey Mouse get me on a list for reeducation? Would writing in John Galt get me arrested?

a $10 fine per non-voter, if it could be collected,
would bring in half a billion. . collection costs would
obviate that option. -- j

As a landlord, I'd be happy with property owners getting to vote. That would be too old school...I know.

Punishment

Do not vote loose a pinky, next time loose the other pinky. They would not have to take many more fingers before people voted.

I mean really, do we plan to go that far down the totalitarian road?

We could not afford Jail time or the costs of trying to collect a fine that many many people would blow off. Enforcing such a law (without fear of loosing a finger) would be impossible and with such feat it would be a totalitarian government in the open rather than through false but perceived civility that we use on so many things today,

A good example property taxes that really make it so no one owns any land we just lease it from the government but pay for it in order to have the civil illusion of ownership.

Voting would be the same way. Vote or face the IRS. People go out to vote and simply vote for whomever they perceive as the greatest threat to them should they not vote for that person. What a motivational force to have people vote with, fear.

This one will be ok with him (them) for the wealthy to buy their way out of. The only penalties will apply to the downtrodden.

Attach voting to the annual IRS bash (penalty tax for failure to appear), or to ObamaCaresLess enrollment. Makes more cents. Of course, punch a hole each year in the national ID card. Oops, that's not right. Of course, there must be viable candidates (living or dead). Shouldn't we vote on his proposition??? Oh, yes, you'll have to check the race, age, income brackets, ethnicity blocks, too. Yes, it sure would be transformative. Dictatorships thrive on it, so do megalomaniacs.

Russia also comes to mind. Vote the way your told will be next.