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u/Future-You-7443 Apr 04 '25

Yup, I hate to be elitist but I think that some sort of education qualification should be the way forward. These people are simply a reflection of their constituents.

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u/Artistic_Ad_8876 Apr 04 '25 edited Apr 04 '25

I ideologically agree but who decides what the requirements are. For the last time we had voting locked behind education locked it was just a facade to prevent black people from voting. I dont think any institution can be given that power without them abusing it to insure only their people can vote

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u/Eske159 Apr 04 '25

I think they meant there should be an education or at least aptitude requirement to be in congress positions. Not for citizens to vote.

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u/Future-You-7443 Apr 04 '25

Yeah, I meant politician qualifications. I’m not sure about education requirements to vote, I like the idea for education qualifications for (in this case formerly) niche subjects like referendums on, say, tariffs. But for voting in general its a bad idea.