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| Thread ID: 94547 | 2008-11-03 16:53:00 | Should an IQ test be mandatory before voting? | Bozo (8540) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 716965 | 2008-11-03 16:53:00 | I have been thinking quite a bit about the upcoming elections of late, and I have wondered: Should there be a mandatory IQ test before someone can vote? Nothing too hard or long, but just enough to weed out the idiots in today's society. If they can't pass a moderate IQ test then why should they be allowed to help decide on the future governing authority of our country? If they failed then they are obviously so un-intellegent their vote shouldn't be counted. I was thinking about a 10 question quiz with some basic Math, World/Political News etc. Discuss. |
Bozo (8540) | ||
| 716966 | 2008-11-03 17:02:00 | I was thinking about our political leaders do one to prove themselfs to us!!!:) :banana:clap:punk |
memphis (2869) | ||
| 716967 | 2008-11-03 17:11:00 | I was thinking about our political leaders do one to prove themselfs to us!!! Touche |
Bozo (8540) | ||
| 716968 | 2008-11-03 17:12:00 | I agree Demonhunter. And anyone who says I am voting xxxx because my parents did ! Cant they think for themselves. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 716969 | 2008-11-03 17:32:00 | Not a bad idea. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 716970 | 2008-11-03 17:56:00 | Nats would never get in | gary67 (56) | ||
| 716971 | 2008-11-03 17:58:00 | Nats would never get in Excuse me. Are you calling me dumb? |
Bozo (8540) | ||
| 716972 | 2008-11-03 18:25:00 | Only problem is that psychologists design IQ tests (they came up with the whole idea...) So that would mean a bunch of soft-science academics are controlling access to democratic process. I think it should be code-hacks (C and C+) that decide. |
Deane F (8204) | ||
| 716973 | 2008-11-03 18:40:00 | I wasn't suggesting anything complex, just a short simple test that would determine the idiots from everyone else. So that would mean a bunch of soft-science academics are controlling access to democratic process. Not necassarily, all it doing is stopping the idiots in our society from voting - which because of there low intelligence shouldn't be given the right to help determine the future leaders of this country. |
Bozo (8540) | ||
| 716974 | 2008-11-03 19:07:00 | Our forbears fought long and hard for Universal suffrage. Suggest you read up on history before removing peoples rights. Dumb comes in many guises. We have already had 'Only Landowners' Only Whites' 'Only Males' ad infinitum. |
Sue (33) | ||
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