Quote Originally Posted by Browning151 View Post
I agree to a point, however I think a better way to go about it would be something like a "civics" test that would require that people to have a basic understanding of our political system, how it works, why it's setup the way it is as well as a basic understanding of simple economics and our economy. There is a great deal of people out there who truly think that the govt can provide "free" healthcare, and sustain entitlement programs indefintely with no real way to pay for them. Nothing is free, and there are some people who absolutely cannot grasp that concept.
I've pondered this idea many times and I would have to research it much much further than my basic understanding. It's one of those things that makes sense on the surface but when you actually implement it you find the idea is total crap. Kind of similar to what Republicans (not picking on them in mentioning this) put forth in the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings act, which meant to eliminate the federal deficit in 5 years. Yeah, it sounded good but the logistics of it was the downfall.