Should there be a mandatory civics exam before you can vote?

[initforme]

Americans aren't overly concerned about public service and things like thar. Americans are concerned about making money and feeding their families. It's about basic survival...no more no less.

 

[iceberg]

That kind of thing was tried before and it did not go well.

I just figured with the asinine test to buy a gun thread people might be open to it.

for many on the left, it's only open to it if it benefits them.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

That kind of thing was tried before and it did not go well.

I just figured with the asinine test to buy a gun thread people might be open to it.

for many on the left, it's only open to it if it benefits them.

Thank goodness the people on the right are not that way


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[Harpy Eagle]

Americans aren't overly concerned about public service and things like thar. Americans are concerned about making money and feeding their families. It's about basic survival...no more no less.

All the more reason to implement a service requirement


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[WinterBorn]

Might save us from uninformed & dangerous people.

Which version of civics & history do you want?

The one that says slaves were just workers and were happy?

Or the version that says democrats freed the slaves?

 

[Stormy Daniels]

You guys just can't help being cliches, can you?

Why is it that Republicans always want less people to vote?

Because stupid uninformed people shouldn't be shaping my future.

I understand your frustration, but that's the same thinking as the Communist Party of China.

 

[BlackSand]

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[Stormy Daniels]

Might save us from uninformed & dangerous people.

I’m all for it. Republicans would lose every election.

I suggest this be the first question:

Who received the most votes in the presidential election of 2016?
A) Hillary Clinton
B) Donald Trump
C) Jill Stein
D) None of the above.

Get it wrong, and you don't get to vote. Brilliant idea.

And the irony is that in your mind, the "right" answer would actually indicate a less sophisticated understanding of American civics.

 

[initforme]

Most people don't have time for public service requirements as their jobs don't allow time for it.

 

[edward37]

Might save us from uninformed & dangerous people.

You're trying to stop republicans from voting ?

 

[Pop23]

Might save us from uninformed & dangerous people.

At the very least they should have to name the three branches of government.

Exactly, everyone knows they are The Nina, The Pinta and The Santa Maria!

 

[Pop23]

You guys just can't help being cliches, can you?

Why is it that Republicans always want less people to vote?

Because stupid uninformed people shouldn't be shaping my future.

The libs would proclaim it “a living” test and make all answers correct.

So what’s the use?

 

[radical right]

And the irony is that in your mind, the "right" answer would actually indicate a less sophisticated understanding of American civics.

I would bet most people here can't answer how a president gets elected. They know some of the generalities, but not the nuts and bolts of how it actually happens.

 

[Stormy Daniels]

Let's see...in Post #9, you make fun of someone's not knowing some obscure fact about a fucking statue

For fuck's sake, just stop. There are easier ways to embarrass yourself.

 

[radical right]

Might save us from uninformed & dangerous people.

At the very least they should have to name the three branches of government.

Exactly, everyone knows they are The Nina, The Pinta and The Santa Maria!

Don't forget about the "deep state"

 

[iceberg]

That kind of thing was tried before and it did not go well.

I just figured with the asinine test to buy a gun thread people might be open to it.

for many on the left, it's only open to it if it benefits them.

Thank goodness the people on the right are not that way


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didn't say they were not. but in this instance *many on the left* (notice i did not go all inclusive) do want it their way and only their way. as for the right not budging - agreed. they won't have it any other way due to decades of the left not even taking the time to learn about guns, just demonize them and say THEY GOTS TO GO BUT WE AIN'T COMIN FOR THEM!!!!

but hey - i won a bet knowing you'd say this.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

That kind of thing was tried before and it did not go well.

I just figured with the asinine test to buy a gun thread people might be open to it.

for many on the left, it's only open to it if it benefits them.

Thank goodness the people on the right are not that way


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didn't say they were not. but in this instance *many on the left* (notice i did not go all inclusive) do want it their way and only their way. as for the right not budging - agreed. they won't have it any other way due to decades of the left not even taking the time to learn about guns, just demonize them and say THEY GOTS TO GO BUT WE AIN'T COMIN FOR THEM!!!!

but hey - i won a bet knowing you'd say this.

Glad to help, you are the guy that jumps on my ass every time I do not include both sides.

But I forgot you are exempt from you own standards


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[fncceo]

This would keep a great many members of the military f

Military commands have their own voter registration divisions that facilitates the registration and access to absentee ballots for deployed members.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

This would keep a great many members of the military f

Military commands have their own voter registration divisions that facilitates the registration and access to absentee ballots for deployed members.

The comment I was responding to said that only land owners should be allowed to vote. How does your comment pertain to that?


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[Slimdugger99]

That kind of thing was tried before and it did not go well.

I just figured with the asinine test to buy a gun thread people might be open to it.

for many on the left, it's only open to it if it benefits them.

Thank goodness the people on the right are not that way


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didn't say they were not. but in this instance *many on the left* (notice i did not go all inclusive) do want it their way and only their way. as for the right not budging - agreed. they won't have it any other way due to decades of the left not even taking the time to learn about guns, just demonize them and say THEY GOTS TO GO BUT WE AIN'T COMIN FOR THEM!!!!

but hey - i won a bet knowing you'd say this.

I don’t believe this discussion. Just goes to show you that the posters on this thread most likely would fail such tests. Ms. Daniels previously noted, knowingly or not but definitely ironically, that her Uncle Jim used to crow about such a system. Yes, they were called poll taxes and literacy tests, and used to disenfranchise blacks and to enforce Jim Crow laws in our post civil war past. Maybe this is what Trump means when he says “Make America Great Again”. I hope that “once was enough” accurately describes our country’s experience with this policy mistake.


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