The other interpretation of the "won't have to vote again" comment is that he meant "vote on the issues that you care about" (because he would fix them). That does feel more plausible than intentionally telling people "I plan to confiscate your vote".

But sure, I agree that a ton of people at least don't care. Particularly young people, unfortunately. But that's not just America, that's worldwide. I blame education, ignorance of history. With humans it's always two steps forward, one step back. We have to keep making the same mistake. It's a cycle, philosophers were already noticing in ancient Greece. Well, it seems the wars of the 20th century against dictatorship are already forgotten and now we're going to make the same mistake again.