Posted: May 17, 2011 9:40 am
Ihavenofingerprints wrote:It's not a bad idea, i just don't think it is fair. I would support looking into the idea of giving people a "licence to vote", just that IQ wouldn't be a part of the test. It would be purely based on an understanding of politics.
I don't think you need to understand politics, you need have an opinion on things that will affect you and hold some opinion on who you think will represent your wishes.
As for whether or not it's a good thing that everyone can vote, If we do not give a large amount of people the right or ability to have themselves represented then we end up with a situation in which we say what we think is best for them. It's not such a big step from that kind of governence to totalitarianism.