Jonah Goldberg
Posted by fredtopeka on August 2, 2007
Gee Jonah (via here), I can’t see a reason why we wouldn’t do this:
Instead of making it easier to vote, maybe we should be making it harder. Why not test people about the basic functions of government? Immigrants have to pass a test to vote; why not all citizens?
A voting test would point the arrow of civic engagement up, instead of down, sending the signal that becoming an informed citizen is a valued accomplishment. And if that’s not a good enough reason, maybe this is: If you threaten to take the vote away from the certifiably uninformed, voter turnout will almost certainly get a boost.
I can’t remember was this tried before? Hmmm.
