Should America have a proficiency test to determine whether one should have the right to vote. I was at our polling location during the 2008 election and a severely mentally retarded man was allowed to vote... of course he had someone to "help him" fill out his ballot sheet. I wonder how much the average American knows and should know before being allowed to cast a vote. Here's a little test... I missed two questions by the way. http://pewresearch.org/politicalquiz/quiz/index.php
Heck we can't even have voter ID here in Wisconsin without the masses claiming they are being disenfranchised. A test to vote? Ha Ha Ha
Absolutely they should, I voted this particular political party because my daddy did should not be an acceptable reason to vote. Everyone should be at least given a 5 minute crash course on the fundamental differences of political parties.
10 I have a problem with people coerced into voting. As I said I was in Florida when the hanging chad occurred. They had one line Republican and One line Democrat. I was like no one suppose to know what affiliation you wanted to vote for. They told me either stand in line or you couldn't vote. After I filled out my voting sheet the woman looked at me and told me I couldn't vote for this party. I said what so she tore up my sheet and I had to do it again. So I did it again and got the same result. On the third time I told her if she did this again I was going to call the police. She held on to my form, so i walked over snatched from her hand and stuck it in the ballot box. She was super pissed. Care to guess what party I voted for?
I could hazard a guess... but I'll pass. What a debacle Florida was... a National Embarrassment. The idea of a popular vote was unknown for the first 60 years of US History. Later a person had to provide proof of property ownership to be considered a viable voter. The Constitution specifies that the president and vice president be chosen through the votes cast by electors chosen by the states, rather than by a direct popular vote
The good ol' days. Back when very religious white male property owners were the only ones that could vote. How I miss those days. Government was a lot better then. No corrupt, self serving politicians doing the bidding of very religious white male property owners, that's for sure.
We have to pass a test to get a drivers license, so I don't see a problem w. having to have some basic political knowledge to vote. Personally, I could add several other requirements to allow someone to vote as well.
Unfortunately, voting is not ever going to have a "proficiency" test, though it should, as should the candidates who are voted into office. The lack of a voter ID law in ALL 50 states is sad, because it sets up situations where one of our MOST important rights can be infringed upon by someone pretending to be one of us, and it never be known until we go to vote, or it sets up for people to register family members, and then go vote for that family member, thus an individual gets the privilege of casting more than one vote.....
