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I can. People are so focused on not disenfranchising voters (like actually happened / might still happen against marginalized segments of the population), that
by mjevans 4y ago
I can. People are so focused on not disenfranchising voters (like actually happened / might still happen against marginalized segments of the population), that they don't wonder, what is _empowering_ a citizen as a voter?
I DO support a basic civics and mathematics test, on a recurring basis, for voters. HOWEVER, that's only with the catch that failing or opting out of the test creates benefits designed to encourage the citizen to pass the test in the future. A benefit like, access to public education to work on that math skills and civics awareness. Or possibly someone is disabled (often silently, dementia is a real issue!) and the voter tests might be one of the places it's discovered.
- ownlife 4y agoA democracy is not a system of government in which the government's power derives from the people who know calculus. It a system wherein power comes from the people, period. Also, literacy tests were ruled unconstitutional in Oregon v. Mitchell.