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Originally Posted by OpieCunningham
How often do you hear about grandfather clauses, racial segregation or fraud when it comes to the content of drivers tests?
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I've never heard of fraud in driving tests, but I have heard of widespread voting abuses. It seems that what works for one might not work for the other.
Your idea does seem both logical and reasonable but there is a reason that most restrictions on voting have been removed over the course of American history. Many of these barriers were designed to remove the political power of some of the least powerful Americans. We should seek alternate methods to overcome voter apathy or ignorance...the potential for abuse and inherent elitism of a poll test disqualifies it for consideration in my mind.