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Should we bring back the literacy test?

Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:05 am
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
123879 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:05 am
Is it that terrible to expect a modicum of intelligence from the people that are electing or officials?

What we really lose that much from not letting illiterate people vote?

Posted by drunkenpunkin
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2011
7659 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:06 am to
IQ would be better.
Posted by TN Bhoy
San Antonio, TX
Member since Apr 2010
60589 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:06 am to
Citizenship test
Posted by jamboybarry
Member since Feb 2011
32640 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:07 am to
quote:

What we really lose that much from not letting illiterate people vote?


Only if you believe in 2 classes of citizenry

Those who have a say and those who don't have any
Posted by BugAC
St. George
Member since Oct 2007
52748 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:08 am to
quote:

Is it that terrible to expect a modicum of intelligence from the people that are electing or officials?

What we really lose that much from not letting illiterate people vote?


It's racist to expect people to have minimal intelligence.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
123879 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:09 am to
quote:

Those who have a say and those who don't have any




How about those who contribute to society and those who don't?
Posted by ForeLSU
The Corner of Sanity and Madness
Member since Sep 2003
41525 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:09 am to
quote:

Should we bring back the literacy test?


possibly, but if this board is indicative of the population as a whole, the repubs would lose about half their voters...
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
421245 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:10 am to
banning bringing in anything to guide voting in the polls + removing parties from candidates' listings would be a start
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
123879 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:10 am to
quote:

possibly, but if this board is indicative of the population as a whole, the repubs would lose about half their voters...




I don't care about a political affiliation. I'm just anti-stupid.
Posted by jamboybarry
Member since Feb 2011
32640 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:11 am to
quote:

How about those who contribute to society and those who don't?


As judged by who?

Maybe we should require a good faith deposit from those who vote? Land owners only? White males only?
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
421245 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:11 am to
quote:

but if this board is indicative of the population as a whole, the repubs would lose about half their voters...

Posted by Tigah in the ATL
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2005
27539 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:19 am to
I'm sure the southern white make thinks it's his intelligence that leads him to vote like all his buddies.
Posted by Wolfhound45
Hanging with Chicken in Lurkistan
Member since Nov 2009
120000 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:21 am to
Nope.

Just simply remove the straight ticket option and the "R" and "D" on the ballot.

Would definitely switch things up for both parties.
Posted by Wolfhound45
Hanging with Chicken in Lurkistan
Member since Nov 2009
120000 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:21 am to
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Tigah in the ATL

Right on time. Reverse race baiting. Nice.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
421245 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:22 am to
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I'm sure the southern white make thinks it's his intelligence that leads him to vote like all his buddies.

i want to see the GOP broken up, as do a large % of posters on this board (possibly the majority)

disrupting those ignorant/low information voters are crucial to do this
Posted by JEAUXBLEAUX
Bayonne, NJ
Member since May 2006
55358 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:23 am to
It's illegal. We should be striving for 100% voter participation and not look to suppress the vote.
Posted by jamboybarry
Member since Feb 2011
32640 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:24 am to
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suppress the vote


This isn't happening. Anywhere. Take your bullshite memes elsewhere
Posted by Wolfhound45
Hanging with Chicken in Lurkistan
Member since Nov 2009
120000 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:26 am to
quote:

suppress the vote

Give me an even remote example of this happening. Anywhere.
Posted by TN Bhoy
San Antonio, TX
Member since Apr 2010
60589 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:26 am to
quote:

We should be striving for 100% voter participation


Why?
Posted by member12
Bob's Country Bunker
Member since May 2008
32087 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:26 am to
Probably not.

Alabama is a reliable red state and most of the people there can't read.
This post was edited on 11/4/14 at 8:27 am
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