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In reply to the discussion: Do you support intelligence tests designed to keep some citizens away from the ballot box? [View all]CreekDog
(46,192 posts)then your info is relevant.
you know, i think you are very progressive and a proponent of civil rights in general --but this specific idea would take away the voting and constitutional rights of most people in this country (IQ requirement of 110 for voting).
you would turn this country into a bit of a dictatorship, you would turn most people into this country into non taxpayers.
and the reason i say all this is not just because the idea is blatantly unfair and unconstitutional, but because it's frankly a really dumb idea.
seriously. voting IQ of 110 when average intelligence is 90 to 110, excludes average people. upthread, you said you would not require them to pay taxes and would provide whatever support they needed.
it doesn't make any sense.
i think your IQ is relevant because since you are stating that IQ is so important, even though i think IQ is BS in this discussion...if I follow your logic, I should confirm your IQ before taking your idea seriously.
because you would deny participation to people based on their IQ before you even heard a word from their mouths or judged the quality of their ideas or thoughts.
so, by asking you, i'm treating you in the way you are advocating for others to be treated.
i'm sorry, but that is the logical conclusion of your idea.
if you were a conservative, i wouldn't be surprised, but you aren't, and so I am genuinely surprised that you can support and advocate such a horrible idea --but I guess we all break the mold in some way or another.