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Should there be some sort of knowledge test for voting?  |
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 Replies: 8 — Last Post Dec. 24, 2008 8:06am by Shibs
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| Yes, I think we should make a standardized knowledge test based on US government and US citizenship |
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18% |
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| Yes there should be a standardized test, but I think the test should focus more on an internaitonal scope |
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9% |
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| Yes, there should be a standardized test that focuses on basic domestic and internaitonal knowledge |
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27% |
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| No, every US citizen 18 and over should be granted the right to vote automatically, it's their right as Americans |
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45% |
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( boy4boy15 )
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My friend and I were having a debate on this. He argued that a lot of people who vote simply shouldn't have the right to, because they're 'too stupid to decide on the future of our country when they don't take any tiem to educate themselves on basic knowledge. He cited a girl in our class who didn't know what a Republican was, and said she would vote for Obama because 'hes cool.' He then pointed to a kid who is an Evangelical Christian and believes we are in a holy war with the East and Islam. This test hypothetically wouldn't be very difficult and could be taken over until you passed, but would be a requirement that you passed before you could vote. My friend suggested including questions like you'd find in the US citizenship test, and a portion about modern events as well, such as 'Is Iran a Sunni or Shiaa Islamic state?', 'Are Allah, God, and Yahweh the same god?' (yes obviously) and stuff like that. You can see where this would get a bit sketchy, especially when it delves into religion and other topics, and may even be accused of desciminatory practices, but i kind of agree with him that there is crtain basic knowledge, and even certian truths voters should acknowledge before they vote. Should we have a standardized test? Should it be based on basic US government questions, or have a slew of internatonal questions as well?
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honeybee3333
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eh, i really just wanted my 1/4 point
i voted the last one
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i've lost you somewhere in forever
so let's start this all over ♥
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JasonHot
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usa once had tests to keep stupid blacks from voting -- the smart ones passed but it kept black voters way down -- anyways those tests are illegal now. besides, blacks wud say its meant to keep em from votin and u think OBAMA wud sign that bill? LMFAO.
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Sins and Demons
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This is why we have the electoral college
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Know your enemies and know yourself,
you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; Sun Tzu
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usa once had tests to keep stupid blacks from voting -- the smart ones passed but it kept black voters way down -- anyways those tests are illegal now. besides, blacks wud say its meant to keep em from votin and u think OBAMA wud sign that bill? LMFAO.
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