Compulsory voting. Yes or No?

[Mr Khan]

kowenicki said:
Absolutely not. Aside from having to choose between options voters may not like, there is also the issue that very many people are too ignorant or stupid to know what they are voting for.

Now if you were to propose some kind of test to establish if someone is fit to vote... then I'd be interested.

Fair enough that you might not know the specifics of American history that well, but such a concept would be unthinkable here for historical (Jim Crow) reasons.

Edit: as an addendum, i think the best thing would be (and it would have to be an amendment, i guess) to change the voting day to be A: a Monday and B: a national holiday, where even essential employed persons (emergency services, old age caregivers, etc) are given a 4-hour window during voting hours in which to vote.