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Vivek Ramaswamy Wants to Raise Voting Age to 25 (or have a "competency test" for people 18-25)
(www.thedailybeast.com)
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We need a fair competency test for all voters, young and old. However there is no way to make and maintain a fair test that has no chance for corruption. So every citizen gets a right to vote with no exceptions. Anything restricting voter rights needs abolished
Automatic voter registration needs to happen as well as federal holiday for voting with required day off work for everyone.
Many people lose the chance to vote by being purged from voter rolls or not having time to vote when the voting booth is miles away and they work a 10 hour shift.
Since everybody gets to vote we should make sure everyone's competent to vote by educating them.
At least that was part of the reasoning behind free public education.
A pool of smart workers to pick from was also an attractive idea at the time.
It's almost like having a well-educated population is a good thing for a country. Curious.
If the workers get too smart, they might want change that benefits them.
So, you're telling me we Kant?
I see what you did there.
There are a huge number of citizens denied their right to vote for no other crime than having not existed for an arbitrary number of days. That, too, should be abolished.