Quote Originally Posted by patrick4588
dude i totally agree. i have been saying we need a test for years. it will never happen though. i like the driving license comparison.
Ironically enough, we make people pass a test BEFORE we call them "citizens" only to let them vote in the next election w/o checking to see if they know what they're doing..... Hmmm, how's that work again???

Quote Originally Posted by tony
Funny, cause when you look at the exit polls those that voted for Obama were more likely to have a Bachelors degree. You really think those rural voters could pass a voting test?
Tony, you know I have nothing but respect for you, but SHOW me where you're getting that "data" from. Because in all honesty and like I said above, 95% of all Obama supporters that I have directly spoken to, I see it totally different.

BTW, if a person couldn't pass a basic knowledge test before voting, then they SHOULD NOT VOTE IMO. Period. I don't care if they are White, Green, Yellow, Black, or Blue. I don't care where they live, how much money they make, or how many degrees they have. If someone can't answer correctly that there are 50 states and 100 Senators, then you have NO BUSINESS voting. Right or wrong?

Let me give you an example:

My grandmother had no more than a basic education. She never worked outside the home. She was married for over 50 yrs to the same man, my Grandfather, when she passed. She raised 5 children of her own, 4 children she took in as her own, and 19 Grandchildren with a couple Great grandchildren sprinkled in there for good measure. To say she was wise would be putting it mildly. She was brilliant. She didn't get that from school. She got it from living life.

Now, with that said and in mind.......just because she could mix a hellva "hot tottie" and make us all feel better when we were sick.......does that give her the right to march into an operating room and perform surgery????? Why not? She was the best doctor we knew. She could mix and throw together freaking rocks and daisies and make us some kind of drink to make us feel better. Does that make her a Dr.? Why not?

Well, use that analogy with the American voter. You can have both ends of the spectrum. You can have Dr's that are dumb as a box of rocks and some little old lady that is 10x's smarter than he is at everything else in life. WHO do you want casting that ballot? The Dr. who is only thinking about who is going to help HIM and HIS business??? Or that little old lady that probably would think about everyone else first??? If she passes the test and the Dr. doesn't......why would that be such a bad thing that she vote and he not?

The bottomline is that a good amount of people casting ballots couldn't tell you why they just pressed the button any more than the man on the moon. Nothing wrong with that???? I beg to differ.