Still Undecided?

Originally Posted by Elspode

It is both a great thing and a tragic thing that education in any form is not a prerequisite for voting in this country. The biggest blithering idiot's vote counts exactly the same as the most savvy political analyst's vote.

Scientists refer to this as "chaos theory".

No kidding. I hate to say this because it smacks of elitism, but sometimes I think voter's should have to pass some sort of simple quiz to be allowed into the polls. Stuff like:

1) Please locate the continent of North America on a world map.

2) Who was the first president of the United States?
a) George Bush Sr.
b) George Washington
c) George Bush Jr.
d) King George III

3) Which side won the Civil War?
a) The Confederate States
b) The Iran Contra's
c) The Northern States
d) North Vietnam

4) What is the supreme court?
a) A Motown group featuring Diana Ross
b) The highest judicial court in the US
c) The place where they hold the Wimbleton tennis match

5) What was the civil rights movement?
a) An attempt by teachers to make students learn better manners
b) An attempt by civil service workers to get paid more for doing even less
than they already did before.
c) A movement mostly led by black Americans to ensure that people of all
ethnic backgrounds and race were given equal rights as guaranteed by
the constitution.

You'd have to answer all 5 questions correctly before being allowed into the polls. That would probably weed out a good 50% of the voters!