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In the United States tests of competency were historically used to prevent certain racial groups from casting the ballot. They were explicitly banned by the Vo
by lp0_on_fire 2y ago
In the United States tests of competency were historically used to prevent certain racial groups from casting the ballot. They were explicitly banned by the Voting Rights Act in 1965, rightfully so. It's far too easy to abuse.
- vFunct 2y agoNo one said equity was going be easy. Sometime you have to do the hard thing now to solve the problem in the long term. Not saying poll taxes or tests are the solution, but a much tougher standard for running for office could be, such as requiring a PhD to hold office - literally making the highest intelligence a requirement. There are also ways to eliminate corruption and other negatives in a system. But we have to decide what we value first.
- nradov 2y agoHolding a PhD has only a very loose correlation with intelligence. And there's no evidence that the most intelligent people make better political decisions. They tend to be overconfident.