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[LuckyCharms]

136. Below is a copy of my original post.

There is an age requirement.

There is a residency requirement.

There is a citizenship requirement.

What about a requirement such as this?

Questions would be randomly generated for each voter. Questions would cover branches of government, separation of powers, roles of each branch of government, limitations of each branch, etc. A minimal proficiency in these areas would be required in order to be able to vote.

Now, I'm not saying I support this. However, it is a thought I had. So the few that are going to go bugfuck on me and ream me out...don't.

***End of OP***

I have not been here that long, but I am a fairly prolific poster. This is exactly my second highly controversial OP, and to be honest, I am getting tired of re-visiting it. I expressed my views on the subject clearly throughout the thread, but apparently I am not trusted enough here not to garner some snark. I'm certainly guilty of that myself on occasion, but some of the responses here tend to push me into to wanting to type something that I would regret. I don't have any deleted posts, and I would like to keep it that way. In my view, disagreement is fine, even harsh disagreement is fine...but there is a way of talking to people, and a way of not talking to people. Thank you to all who responded reasonably.

I hope that those of you who are able can work outside today and sweat your ass off like I will be doing. It seems to be the only thing left that keeps me somewhat young...and somewhat sane.