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Jonah Goldberg |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 5:45 pm |
| Tags: craziness, nation, politics |
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Gee Jonah (via here), I can’t see a reason why we wouldn’t do this: Instead of making it easier to vote, maybe we should be making it harder. Why not test people about the basic functions of government? Immigrants have to pass a test to vote; why not all citizens? A voting test would point the arrow of civic engagement up, instead of down, sending the signal that becoming an informed citizen is a valued accomplishment. And if that’s not a good enough reason, maybe this is: If you threaten to take the vote away from the certifiably uninformed, voter turnout will almost certainly get a boost. I can’t remember was this tried before? Hmmm. [ Full article ] |
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