Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community - View Single Post

TM875 · 08-09-2005, 05:00 PM

Wow...this question actually led me to more thought than I at first believed that it would.

Should there be a basic intelligence / literacy / civics test before voting...eh, that's a pretty slippery slope. There might be a person out there who can't read due to pervious life circumstances, but still has an intent interest in our nation. On the other hand, there might be someone who went through 11th grade Government class, knows that there's 9 people on the Supreme Court, but has no clue as to what type of person will be chosen should the president be forced to choose one.

~Side note: This was what scared me the most during the 2004 election. I knew for certain that the newly elected president would be choosing at least 1 Supreme Court justice in his term, and, most likely, the new chairman of the Federal Reserve. /end note

I believe that there should be a general association with the issues of the election. There are far too many people that choose a politician because he "looks honest" or "has a trustworthy face" or "seems like a down-to-earth type of guy". That's total crap, especially in today's news-oriented world. At the very least, there should be a little placard in the polling booth that gives some basic info on the politician's individual platform. I don't care what my president looks like, or whether he shakes the hand of a lot of people - I want a guy that agrees with me on the issues and can actually get things done. Imagine that...

08-09-2005, 05:00 PM	#99 (permalink)
TM875 Addict Location: Amish-land, PA	Wow...this question actually led me to more thought than I at first believed that it would. Should there be a basic intelligence / literacy / civics test before voting...eh, that's a pretty slippery slope. There might be a person out there who can't read due to pervious life circumstances, but still has an intent interest in our nation. On the other hand, there might be someone who went through 11th grade Government class, knows that there's 9 people on the Supreme Court, but has no clue as to what type of person will be chosen should the president be forced to choose one. ~Side note: This was what scared me the most during the 2004 election. I knew for certain that the newly elected president would be choosing at least 1 Supreme Court justice in his term, and, most likely, the new chairman of the Federal Reserve. /end note I believe that there should be a general association with the issues of the election. There are far too many people that choose a politician because he "looks honest" or "has a trustworthy face" or "seems like a down-to-earth type of guy". That's total crap, especially in today's news-oriented world. At the very least, there should be a little placard in the polling booth that gives some basic info on the politician's individual platform. I don't care what my president looks like, or whether he shakes the hand of a lot of people - I want a guy that agrees with me on the issues and can actually get things done. Imagine that... __________________ "I've made only one mistake in my life. But I made it over and over and over. That was saying 'yes' when I meant 'no'. Forgive me."