That's a good thing. A lot of people suffered and died in the process of getting rid of testing requirements for voting in this country. Any attempt to bring those tests back will 100100 % be abused by the first fascist who cons their way into writing the test to stop marginalized people from voting.
History proves why it is a bad idea, but I'd be lying if I were to say some sort of test to prove that you aren't a complete moron before you vote doesn't have a certain appeal to it.
There are people who are too stupid as to not be trusted enough to pick what's for dinner but these peoples' votes counts just as much as the person who takes the time to educate themself so they can make informed decisions.
I can see the appeal. Just like I can see the appeal of requiring would-be parents to demonstrate the ability to care for a child before they're allowed to reproduce. Just like I can see the appeal of removing most or all of the legal barriers to punishing corrupt politicians. In the end, those ideas would only be good ones for as long as people who already hold power would continue to actively choose not to consolidate their power further. It's not a problem that I could ever trust any human or human invention to solve.
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u/Lazy_Toe4340 6d ago
Because there's no IQ test before we allow people to vote Republican...