Wacky Quacky
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That idea is actually close to what our Constitutional Framers had in mind when they created a bicameral federal legislature with only members of the House of Representatives elected by popular vote. Unfortunately, we have devolved into a Jerry Springer-level electoral circus as the means for selecting our political leaders.
Having at least one legislative body elected by taxpayers may be rational, but it would be politically untenable. Maybe we should have a simple voting test for federal elections: Being able to identify your U.S. Senators and Representative. Even with a 2/3 passing score. this would probably eliminate over half of current voters.
This is what I would prefer. A test. And just on basic political knowledge, nothing partisan:
Who is third in line for the presidency
What determines who the Speaker of the House is
Does the president write and pass the budget
These are things you should know before making a decision as important as who the next president is. Sadly, it seems most Americans are political retards who vote based off of fancy commercials they saw during American idol.