Adrian and Devin interview Miles Rapoport, Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy at the Ash Center for Harvard Kennedy School for Democratic Governance in Cambridge, MA, on the issue of Universal Civic Duty Voting.

Intro: Dude by Patrick Patrikios

1st Segment

• Thoughts on the 2020 election (1:41)
• Why is America behind in voter turnout? What would the benefits of Universal Civic Duty Voting be? (4:15)
• What country offers the best model? And how would Universal Civic Duty Voting work in our country? (7:19)
• Do Americans want our leaders to reflect the population just like jury duty? (9:05)

Break (12:22)

2nd Segment

• Counter arguments to Universal Civic Duty Voting (13:03)
• What does the lack of civic knowledge say about our population? (16:10)
• How do we combat the connotation of something being "mandatory" and what part of government would do this? (18:55)
• How would Universal Civic Duty Voting work in the face of voter suppression or fraud claims? (21:27)

Break (25:43)

Final Message (27:31)

Outro: "Cacao Island (Ks remix)" by KICKSTA

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