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That anyone should be allowed to vote.
I mean, obviously I believe in democracy, don't get me wrong... My idea is that you should have a chance to be allowed to vote. Like you have to at least pass a reading & comprehension test before you get like a voting license or something.
You don't get to drive if you're incapable to see the road, you don't get to vote if you're incapable to understand what a politician is saying to you.
I'm sorry
Edit: I'm not from the USA, so I didn't know that there was already something similar back then.
Still, I believe that basic comprehension is foundamental in the voting process and there should be a way to check it. Otherwise there is no failsafe to populism taking over
That's banned in the US under the Civil Rights Act of 1965 because it was used to cut racial minorities out of the voting process. I can also think of a bunch of other ways this could be abused.
The hard part about this is who gets to decide what the criteria is needed to be allowed to vote? It can easily be taken advantage.
Itβs less important because votes are averaged.
Itβs well established that smarter people are just as likely to get caught up in bullshit. Maybe reading is a handicap to voting.
If you have a low IQ you're not legally allowed to serve in the military, but you damn sure can vote for the president π