Voting test

Freebase Dali · 11-09-2010, 09:33 PM

It's not really about whether people would be inclined to vote or not if there was a test. I think all the voters that actually get out there and do it, do it it based on strong enough convictions about the candidates themselves, the political landscape that gets them interested in the candidates and their policies, or simply being supportive of their party or ideals.

Requiring citizens to prove their aptitude at making a personal choice regarding their own ideals and vision for the future of their country based on some predefined political knowledge baseline would not only limit the the entire idea of choice of representation, but limit the demographic as well. To even implement something like that before ensuring that your educational systems and standards were up to par (which they're totally not) would reek of discrimination and would certainly provide a means of outright manipulation.

11-09-2010, 09:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	It's not really about whether people would be inclined to vote or not if there was a test. I think all the voters that actually get out there and do it, do it it based on strong enough convictions about the candidates themselves, the political landscape that gets them interested in the candidates and their policies, or simply being supportive of their party or ideals. Requiring citizens to prove their aptitude at making a personal choice regarding their own ideals and vision for the future of their country based on some predefined political knowledge baseline would not only limit the the entire idea of choice of representation, but limit the demographic as well. To even implement something like that before ensuring that your educational systems and standards were up to par (which they're totally not) would reek of discrimination and would certainly provide a means of outright manipulation.