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This sentiment is a part of what drove literacy tests as part of voter law. Making voting harder tends to benefit one political party over another; it doesn't
by 49531 8y ago
This sentiment is a part of what drove literacy tests as part of voter law.
Making voting harder tends to benefit one political party over another; it doesn't across the board lower turnout evenly.
Sometimes it's enough to understand the macro issues of the party. You can't really know how an elected official will vote on your behalf, so it's all guesswork. But making voting harder is just going make our government less democratic.
- masonic 8y agohis sentiment is a part of what drove literacy tests No, racism is what originally drove literacy tests as a result of manumission. Whites were generally exempt. See the origins of "Grandfather Clause".
- partiallypro 8y agoNo one is saying to make voting "harder," the question is when does it become so easy that you no longer take your civic duty seriously. Mob and cult mentality are incredibly common in online and reality TV voting, do you honestly think people don't devolve into that in national politics? I think that is a naive world view. Also, that sentiment was driven by racism, not by actual intelligence. If you look up those old tests, there were some questions with no right answer, etc.