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A 'hack' that works has a different name, it is called a solution. You will never get 'better voters'. Wishing and wanting for something isn't a plan. How do we
by jmward01 1mo ago
A 'hack' that works has a different name, it is called a solution. You will never get 'better voters'. Wishing and wanting for something isn't a plan. How do we get better voters? What is the system that encourages democracy to work?
Allowing power to entrench will lead to entrenched power. Show me a system that doesn't involve hoping people suddenly become 'better voters' without term limits and I will jump on board. My plan is to push for actions that encourage diversity in our democratic processes like limiting money, term limits, removing gerrymandering, etc. These are actionable things that encourage the true core of a democracy, diversity of voice.
- wat10000 1mo agoBut does it work or does it just entrench the power somewhere else? I'm not really opposed to term limits but I'm not convinced they work too well. And they're just distasteful. They're saying, "we know better than the voters." It's a pretty minor version of that statement, but it is nonetheless.
- jfengel 1mo agoI actually have an idea for getting better voters. Remove the age limits -- on both ends. If you can pull the lever or otherwise unambiguously indicate your choice, you can vote. Obviously this opens up the vote to people who are uneducated and incapable of thinking beyond the shortest term. In other words, not all that much different from existing voters. The voter won't be better, per se, but they will be different. They will have their own interests, which currently have no voice. We don't impose intelligence tests on voters. We go on the assumption that somehow, the wisdom of crowds will make up for individual failings. But we're excluding millions of people from that, and they might well make the difference.
- wat10000 1mo ago“On both ends”? Who has an upper age limit?