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Originally Posted by ARTelevision
The thesis, then, is back to whether we want as near as possible a reflection of the constituency in our voting process. Personally, I do. If we are or become a nation of people who do not think very well, so be it. Natural selection is an unyielding and never ending process. I'll take my chances with it.
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A valid opinion. One which I don't agree with, but a valid one nonetheless. I believe that there is a reason we are a republic as opposed to a straight democracy, and I believe that this is one of those reasons - a recognition that there are some people more suited at making decisions than others. Personally, I would like to see a way to fairly extend this to voting (erring on the side of caution), but I cannot seem to find a way that is completely safe from covert and even unintentional discrimination . So, I am forced to agree for the time being that the current way is the best we have. To work within this realm, changes must be made, instead, to provide more clear and objective knowledge to voters - something the media is becoming ever worse at.