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Could or could not depend upon the illiterate? I ask only because I'm having trouble making sense of the whole comment under the assumption that we can bet on
by mpyne 13y ago
Could or could not depend upon the illiterate?
I ask only because I'm having trouble making sense of the whole comment under the assumption that we can bet on the illiterate to make a reasonable choice when there's no trouble finding people to repeal the Bill of Rights... :-/
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoOne way that blacks and minorities were discriminated against in the US is via mandatory literacy tests[1] before they would be allowed to vote. Blacks and poor people were treated that way because it was expected that they would vote a certain way. [1] http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/06/28/voting_rights_and_the_supreme_court_the_impossible_literacy_test_louisiana.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/06/28/voting_right...
- mpyne 13y agoSure, but I don't see how expecting that the illiterate would vote in a reasonable way when the literate do not (given the Bill of Rights example) is actually much less discriminatory.