For years our politicians and this blogpaper have told us that voter turnout would be improved if we adopt automatic voter registration as part of getting a driver license or car registration.  We did that.  Then they told us to adopt early voting, permanent absentee voting, and touchscreen voting.  We did that.  All that was clearly baloney -- we have those things and turnout is still rock bottom.  Now we're being told to adopt same-day registration, voting by mail, and eventually voting by internet.  Same baloney.  All these policies have made it easier for backroom shenanigans to steal votes, for union honchos and politicians to "help" members or frail elderly people to fill in their ballots.  There's a reason why all federal and state legislatures require members to be physically present in the chamber to cast their votes, even if deathly ill or wounded.  Think about it.