Requirements to Vote?
I've been listening to Neal Boortz, my favorite Libertarian talkshow host, and he's been talking about having requirements to vote. Some of you will say, "but it's a free country and everyone should not be turned away from voting". I don't want the fate of my country in the hands of people who can tell you who the new American Idol is or the winner of Survivor but can't tell you who their US Senators are, their US Representative is, or even who the Vice President is. If you do not know these three things...YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS TO DECIDE WHO RUNS OUR COUNTRY! These people can be dangerous and vote for someone like John Kerry, or worse, Hilldabeast Clinton.
I remember my college government class that an American citizen did not know how many stars were on the flag. I'm not bulls***ing you. They didn't! These people should not have the privilage who represents us in this republic. That's another thing...we do not live in a democracy it is a REPUBLIC. We elect representatives to represent us. Maybe if our education system actually taught some fact most Americans would understand that we do live in a republic. Luckly, I had a high school teacher who understood that and told our class that we do not live in a democracy. Yes, he was a Republican too.
Anyway, I think maybe we should have some sort of basic government/American history test. Any thoughts?
