Does it make me a bad person if morally, I think it's not fair as there are factors that limit people from being able to meet those requirements; however, that's what is needed to eliminate the problems we face today. 🥹
Please recall that testing was used to disenfranchise black voters for decades, so that is a very fraught question. I understand what you’re getting at, but it’s a slippery slope when voting is enshrined in our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
These items should largely be covered by middle high school. So if you're 15 years old, you should have a sound knowledge of all these things. The fact that many people get hand-waved through high school and curricula are not universal speaks volumes.
I call bs. This is a way to disenfranchise voters. Why are they being such hypocrites? They voted a felon for president, but you want to raise the standard for voting!
I would say yes, to all those things as being important to vote. Most of us have had an education, whether public or private. Education, should be accessible and available to all Americans including those applying for citizenship. My concern is by dismantling the Department of Education, which regulates and overseas all the states, what will this look like in the future? I bring this up not because I want to politicize anything but because this is something we should think about going forward. Who will be left behind? Who will be able to get the education? Voting is enshrined in our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
DoE is about allocating funding rather than overseeing standards. They don't set standards, as that's a states' thing. This Tiktoker does great content about the DoE - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrs.frazzled
You should have to have passed civics 101 to run
Does it make me a bad person if morally, I think it's not fair as there are factors that limit people from being able to meet those requirements; however, that's what is needed to eliminate the problems we face today. 🥹
Compulsory voting and ranked choice voting would go very far to solving the problem of extremism in our politics today.
Please recall that testing was used to disenfranchise black voters for decades, so that is a very fraught question. I understand what you’re getting at, but it’s a slippery slope when voting is enshrined in our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
I don't disagree. The intent was for this to be understood as satirical in nature, inferred from the articles I linked to.
These items should largely be covered by middle high school. So if you're 15 years old, you should have a sound knowledge of all these things. The fact that many people get hand-waved through high school and curricula are not universal speaks volumes.
I think that being able to pass some minimalistic test that shows the person knows basic civics, history, and math would be beneficial to our society.
My point made there, through the link I provided, is some states are removing civics class as a requirement for high school graduation.
I think you just got bit by Poe's law. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
I call bs. This is a way to disenfranchise voters. Why are they being such hypocrites? They voted a felon for president, but you want to raise the standard for voting!
Anyone who says yes to this either does not understand the ramifications or they WANT to deprive poor / black / latino people the right to vote.
I think you might be missing the satirical point being made.
I would say yes, to all those things as being important to vote. Most of us have had an education, whether public or private. Education, should be accessible and available to all Americans including those applying for citizenship. My concern is by dismantling the Department of Education, which regulates and overseas all the states, what will this look like in the future? I bring this up not because I want to politicize anything but because this is something we should think about going forward. Who will be left behind? Who will be able to get the education? Voting is enshrined in our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
DoE is about allocating funding rather than overseeing standards. They don't set standards, as that's a states' thing. This Tiktoker does great content about the DoE - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrs.frazzled
She's also on FB - https://www.facebook.com/share/16NNQBCZFB/
Thanks Dan, I didn't mean standards rather all states must follow certain Federal laws. Will check it out.