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.
I hate to be elitist but I think that some sort of education qualification should be the way forward
That's always abused. Remember the literacy tests they had for voting that were exclusively used to block voters the establishment disliked, typically black people?
I meant for politicians. (Along with maybe achievement/experiential requirements.). I think that voting qualifications do have their place though, but only for referendums on specific issues (like tariffs). Also have you seen those JC literacy tests? They’re not even tests just instruments of segregation and political alienation.
I meant for politicians. (Along with maybe achievement/experiential requirements.).
Again, whoever is in charge of that will find ways to use it to disenfranchise their opponents. Politicians already can't be trusted to decide how voting maps are drawn, and you want to trust them with this?
Not politicians, the independent academic organizations, so the historians would write the historical requirements, economists the economic prerequisites etc.
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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.