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The point is moot. Literacy tests for voting are never going to happen.
roger that. politicians would never endeavor to take the easy votes away
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The point is moot. Literacy tests for voting are never going to happen.
There is no citizen test for people born in the USA.
1. What percent of Americans who vote would you guess are illiterate?
2. What do you suppose the cost would be to literacy test 100% of registered voters to weed out those in 1.?
It appears that the same crowd that doesn't believe education is a right also wants to test people before they let them vote.
A bit of partisan synergy there...
It appears that the same crowd that doesn't believe education is a right also wants to test people before they let them vote.
A bit of partisan synergy there...
You are aware of course that the Op considers himself a Liberal?
We don't necessarily have to have a literacy test and by all means we don't need even a test of one's understanding of this nation, our government or the challenges facing us either.
But it would be a grand idea, I think, to know that the people voting are at least competent that they know why they're there and what they're doing.
Or does expecting that modest litmus test of presence of mind from my fellow voting citizens make me an elitist?
We won't let very intelligent, very well informed teenagers vote, but we bus retarded people to the polls?
Something ain't right about that.
A wealthy, well educated person gets to vote for the person who best represents their interests
Shouldn't a retarded person receive the same right?
How?
They don't even know what they're doing when they pull the lever.
And you expect them to vote for candidates who best represent their interests?
All I am proposing is that people who are not mentally competent of what voting even means should not be herded to the polls by unscrupulous people working for candidates.
Not much to ask really.
The point is moot. Literacy tests for voting are never going to happen.
roger that. politicians would never endeavor to take the easy votes away
It appears that the same crowd that doesn't believe education is a right also wants to test people before they let them vote.
A bit of partisan synergy there...
You are aware of course that the Op considers himself a Liberal?
communist is not the same as liberal.
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Do you think that human's were dumb before we were able to read and write?
☭proletarian☭;2081072 said:It's not like anyone is denied an education nowadays. If you can't read/write English, you don't know what form of government the US has, or you can't name the two houses of Congress, why the fuck should your be allowed to vote and fuck this country up more?
☭proletarian☭;2081072 said:It's not like anyone is denied an education nowadays. If you can't read/write English, you don't know what form of government the US has, or you can't name the two houses of Congress, why the fuck should your be allowed to vote and fuck this country up more?
Your question is in fact your answer as it provides proof that literacy does not equate to reasoned thinking
Not true.There is no citizen test for people born in the USA.
Ohh it is better then that. There is no standard for what questions will be ask of immigrants. No set number and no set battery of questions. Each interviewer is free to ask what ever they want and as many questions as they want.
So one Immigrant gets ask their name and the name of the President and is a Citizen while another gets asked a series of questions until they miss one or two and are denied citizenship.
Not true.There is no citizen test for people born in the USA.
Ohh it is better then that. There is no standard for what questions will be ask of immigrants. No set number and no set battery of questions. Each interviewer is free to ask what ever they want and as many questions as they want.
So one Immigrant gets ask their name and the name of the President and is a Citizen while another gets asked a series of questions until they miss one or two and are denied citizenship.
Questions and Answers for New Naturalization Test
You don't know what you're talking about. Read the link. They changed and standardized the questions in 2008. I have a friend that recently took it and he showed me the questions they gave him to study.Not true.Ohh it is better then that. There is no standard for what questions will be ask of immigrants. No set number and no set battery of questions. Each interviewer is free to ask what ever they want and as many questions as they want.
So one Immigrant gets ask their name and the name of the President and is a Citizen while another gets asked a series of questions until they miss one or two and are denied citizenship.
Questions and Answers for New Naturalization Test
How many family members have you had seeking US Citizenship? I have had 2. Neither one was asked similar questions. Further when my wife took the test and failed a friend of hers was there at the same time. They ask her friend 2 questions, what is your name and who is the President. They ask my wife about 12 questions until she failed the last 2 and then failed her and made her come back to take it again on another day.
My mother in law who is over 70 failed 3 times. Another friend of the family her 70 year old mother was asked 2 questions, What were the 3 branches of Government and who was President.
Don't tell me I do not know what I am talking about you dumb ass.
The point is moot. Literacy tests for voting are never going to happen.
roger that. politicians would never endeavor to take the easy votes away
It appears that the same crowd that doesn't believe education is a right also wants to test people before they let them vote.
A bit of partisan synergy there...
You are aware of course that the Op considers himself a Liberal?