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Originally Posted by gillygirl
I’m thinking more than an ID, people who want to vote should prove that they can pass a basic civics test. Perhaps everyone should be required to pass the test that immigrants must take to obtain citizenship. Lazy, “born to it” citizens should show they have the rational, logical decision-making thought process in order to vote.
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You make a good point, GG, but can you even imagine the screams of protest if passing a civics test became a requirement to vote??? There would be pandemonium! Jay Leno used to interview people on the street as an occasional segment on his show, and the ridiculous answers he got for questions supposedly intelligent people should have known the answers to on current issues, etc. were unbelievable. We used to crack up watching it, but it was a bit scary. As a nation, we are not well informed on many subjects.