> less overall votes Those also came about due to stricter limits on how to id oneself for voting, and ... well, either retarded or hostile (your choice) votin

> less overall votes Those also came about due to stricter limits on how to id oneself for voting, and ... well, either retarded or hostile (your choice) voting office setups that forced people to wait far longer than reasonable to be able to vote. Both of these very effectively keep particularly economically weaker voters out of the game. Completely my personal opinion: Until the US moves voting onto a weekend and makes it a multi-day affair, and makes affordable unified country-wide id available and usable, the US democracy doesn't deserve the label.