2006-06-16 10:42:27 · 16 answers · asked by rikv77 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Absolutely not. It would disenfranchise wide swaths of the poor who have just as much a right to vote as anyone else.
2006-06-16 10:45:36 · answer #1 · answered by James 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with James F. The uneducated have just as much right to representation as the educated. Getting people to vote in the first place is hard enough without limiting (by law) the vote to those who can pass a test.
Realistically, however, people *do* have to "pass a test" to vote: they have to give a damn! And far too many people don't. Like is says in the Who song, "Meet the new boss/Same as the old boss".
2006-06-16 17:48:41 · answer #2 · answered by eben_brooks 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well... the other main problem with that is... look who is administering the test... the current government could put whatever it wanted on the test... I can only imagine what the questions would look like on a test like that now....
"12. George W. Bush is:
A. The coolest
B. really cool
C. not cool"
Of course, in order to vote, you would have to answer the question with the "correct' answers for the government, which would be "A." for the current government... if you answer incorrectly, you can't vote... which I'm sure the Republicans would be very sad about weeding out everyone who would vote against them...
2006-06-16 18:39:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would love to see people take a psychological or personality test, or just a test on what your thoughts on current events are. Then when you answer the questions., the candidate who most likely share your beliefs is displayed. I know so many people of the older generation who are Conservative, but vote for liberal Demo crates because that is all they have been doing so all their lives.
2006-06-16 17:52:16 · answer #4 · answered by Billy C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell no could you imagine what that would be like I could see George W. Bush the third running for office in the future and he would have harder test's handed out to area's that he knew he lost a vote in that and I look at it like this if your too dumb to pass the test you should at least get to pick who you feel would help you get into a position where you can pass the test
2006-06-16 17:51:50 · answer #5 · answered by puresplprix 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about using a different concept in declaring a person able to vote for the leadership of their country - America in my case.
"Only those persons who have taken on the responsibility of protecting their country, whether in peace time or times of war, shall be afforded the privilege of voting for the political leadership of that country."
In other words, veterans.
2006-06-21 20:45:44 · answer #6 · answered by 63vette 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No..because no one would be able to pass the test.
2006-06-16 17:45:38 · answer #7 · answered by starting over 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that was tried already.
there was a literacy test in the southern states that was used to try to limit the number of black voters. this was declared as an unconstitutional civil rights violation and was eliminated as it should have been.
2006-06-16 18:03:57 · answer #8 · answered by sprcpt 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We might get better election results, but people have a right to be unintelligent along with their right to vote.
2006-06-16 18:00:27 · answer #9 · answered by Brent 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, unless it's a test that proves citizenship.
2006-06-16 19:25:41 · answer #10 · answered by kathy059 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋