[Morgan_Freeman]

Quote by: tivodan1116 I think poll taxes and literacy/competancy tests should be illegal nationwide. They both disenfranchise millions of voters by making access to voting difficult.

Exactly, voting should be difficult. It is a privilege, not a right. If it were a right, we would let illegal immigrants vote.

Quote by: tivodan1116 On Poll taxes - So, for some reason you think the wealthy need MORE control over the political process?

I think the more taxes you pay, the more control you should have over the the government, yes. That makes perfect sense to me.

If you think everyone should have equal political influence, then make taxes equal. That simple.

Quote by: tivodan1116 And as far as a competancy test, the people deserve exactly the government they get. If people are ill-informed about politics, how about we treat the disease instead of the symptom and figure out why people are so ill-informed and generally put off by the political process, and fix that.

That sounds very nice and high-minded. But politics is serious business. I don't want any old know-nothing jackass voting my liberties away. They have to meet some basic standards.

Fix the the disease, I agree. And in the meantime, ill-informed people should not be voting. How about the basic civics exam that foreigners have to take to become a citizen? Why don't native-born Americans have to take that?

Quote by: tivodan1116 We should make it as easy and natural for everyone to become as involved as possible in the political process.

I disagree wholeheartedly. Democracy is, at the very very best, a necessary evil. People should only be voting if they know what the hell they are doing. Screw these platitudes like, "Get involved! Vote!"

No. Stay the hell away unless you know the issues like the back of your hand.