Make a list of the idiot advisors of Team McCain. Do not hire them and keep them as far away from Republican politics as possible. Let them write boods, teach or go work for CNN or NPR, but these fools should not be advising any Republicans in the future.

Other than that, a simple civics test (but not at the idiot level) should suffice.

Uninformed votes are destructive to the system.

Per 42 USC Chapter 20, Subchapter I-A (Voting Rights Act of 1965:

Sec. 1973 Denial or abridgement of right to vote on account of race or color through voting qualifications or prerequisites; establishment of violation

(a) No voting qualification or prerequisite to voting or standard, practice, or procedure shall be imposed or applied by any State or political subdivision in a manner which results in a denial or abridgement of the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color, or in contravention of the guarantees set forth in section 1973b(f)(2) of this title, as provided in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) A violation of subsection (a) of this section is established if, based on the totality of circumstances, it is shown that the political processes leading to nomination or election in the State or political subdivision are not equally open to participation by members of a class of citizens protected by subsection (a) of this section in that its members have less opportunity than other members of the electorate to participate in the political process and to elect representatives of their choice. The extent to which members of a protected class have been elected to office in the State or political subdivision is one circumstance which may be considered: Provided, That nothing in this section establishes a right to have members of a protected class elected in numbers equal to their proportion in the population.

Short answer…you don’t get to give tests to potential voters.

Again, it’s all be up to the “silent majority” on Nov 4.
Mr_Magoo on October 15, 2008 at 12:48 PM

Lemme fix that for you:
Again, it’s all be up to the “silent IGNORANT majority” on Nov 4.

No matter which one wins, it will be because of ignorant, venal people.

BallisticBob on October 15, 2008 at 4:11 PM

If someone doesn’t pay for the government, I see no reason to give them a say in it. If they fought for the US, in a combat position, then I think that should be fine, but other than that, I see no great exceptions. No pay, no say.

progressoverpeace on October 15, 2008 at 2:52 PM

What about a citizen that works outside the country that doesn’t pay taxes?

Or some one on disability?

The Pastor Pages
LA TIMES Op-Ed

“Why should any Palestinian recognise the monstrous crimes carried out by Israel’s founders and continued by its deformed modern apartheid state?” –Mousa Abu Marzook, LA Times July 10, 2007 (Reprinted in “Pastor Pages”)

How do you go to a church for 20 years with a pastor who believes this and not get up and leave? At least confront the pastor before the media pressure forces you instead! That’s a problem, I believe for Barack Obama.

Barack Obama’s Mentor, Jeremiah Wright – Anti Israel Sermon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnI431s1r6s

You don’t stay in a church that proclaims hate for Israel and biases against white people. The Bible says in Acts 17:26 that God has “made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth.” All nations are of one blood, and blacks are not superior to the whites, or the Orientals, or any other color, just because they may be black. And Whites are not superior to them. We are all the same. Barack stayed in a church for 20 years that was teaching black liberationist theology and fostering racism! Moreover, I find it astounding that every known terrorist group has endorsed Barack Obama for president yet, the American public doesn’t see this as a serious red flag. It’s equally amazing that John McCain hasn’t pointed it out in the debates — seized the opportunity to hammer this home. Listed below are a some headlines where the terrorists endorse Obama and where he legitimizes them:

Al-Qaeda praying for Obama win, says PM

Power Line: Hamas Endorses Obama

Obama: Terror groups have ‘legitimate claims’

If McCain’s not going to confront Obama in the debates, then he and Palin need to confront him on the campaign trail very, very, soon!

Terrye on October 15, 2008 at 2:47 PM

People who pay no taxes should not be allowed to vote, period. If they don’t pay any federal income tax, then they can’t vote for national offices. If they don’t pay state tax, they can’t vote for State offices, …

Other than that, a simple civics test (but not at the idiot level) should suffice.

Uninformed votes are destructive to the system.

So who gets to decide what reasonable restrictions are?

My grandfather grew up in Oklahoma, he was 12 years old before he lived in a regular house. He homesteaded a farm when he was barely 20 years old. He never made it to the 10th grade, but he was the kind of man America depended on to build this country.

So be careful with those restrictions.

After all Obama went to Harvard.

The point is that it is not just the politicians in Illinois who created this situation, it is the voters themselves. And every time the feds have gone in there and busted people, they just replace them with some new crooks.

Terrye on October 15, 2008 at 2:44 PM

Terrye, I wholeheartedly agree.

I know Illinois and Chicago are not the same, but then again Indinapolis and Indiana are not the same either and we managed to get the Voter ID law to the Supreme Court.

The point is that it is not just the politicians in Illinois who created this situation, it is the voters themselves. And every time the feds have gone in there and busted people, they just replace them with some new crooks.

So, we can blame it on blacks and women? Yep, let’s put that on a bumper sticker and see where it gets us.

Terrye on October 15, 2008 at 2:38 PM

You can blame it on people voting who have no idea about government or how it works or what it is supposed to do. Universal suffrage without reasonable restrictions (like the equivalent of a TRUE 10th grade level of knowledge about the government) is idiotic.

I know the demographics of Chicago. Are you saying that the people of that city are incapable of electing or demanding honest government because of their demographics?

Yes. Because much of the populace likes anti-Americans like Ayers and Wright. Go to Trinity church and speak to any of the THOUSANDS of people there.

The federal government has tried cleaning up Chicago before, it did not stick.

See above.

Ronald Reagan was from Illinois. So was Lincoln {well there is some debate there}. The people who live there have to make the difference.

Terrye on October 15, 2008 at 2:36 PM

Illinois and Chicago are not the same. Things have also changed over time, quite a bit.

So, we can blame it on blacks and women? Yep, let’s put that on a bumper sticker and see where it gets us.

The truth is the Republicans in Illinois did not do exactly what Republicans here are saying McCain should do, they did not fight hard enough. But that is different, they were helpless in the face of Cook county.

I know the demographics of Chicago. Are you saying that the people of that city are incapable of electing or demanding honest government because of their demographics?

The federal government has tried cleaning up Chicago before, it did not stick.

Ronald Reagan was from Illinois. So was Lincoln {well there is some debate there}. The people who live there have to make the difference.

Terrye on October 15, 2008 at 2:32 PM

The beauty of universal suffrage. James Madison abhored the idea.

And btw, the Republicans in Illinois did not try to find anyone else to run against Obama. They just gave up. That is why people like Obama run the damn state.

It is like California, they elect Arnold, but then the whole legislature is full of the same people year after year.

So, I see the people are helpless. Only the federal government can save them. They can not think for themselves, they can not vote the way they want. Nope, their only hope is that the Untouchables come in and clean out their dirty corrupt little state.

Silly me, I actually thought the people had the power.

Huh? Chicago is corrupt and very powerful, politically. There should be federal indictments. The Chicago machine cannot be removed because the idiots in Chicago like it, just like the morons in New Orleans like Nagin and the retards in DC like Barry. I don’t get your point. If federal law is broken by someone then it’s a federal thing.

It does not seem that the people of Chicago have any problem with guys like Ayers and Wright and his friends. They do not seem at all perturbed by the anti Americanism of much of their leadership.

Makes you wonder.

Terrye on October 15, 2008 at 2:25 PM

Like I asked, have you seen the demographic makeup of Chicago? Trinity church has thousands attending it, even though it is virulently anti-American. This all should make people wonder, but McCain told us not to worry about it.

Yes, that is true. I really hope the Democrats do not get 60 seats.

Well yeah, but then again some people are offering their opinions with a little more malice and force than others.

So, I see the people are helpless. Only the federal government can save them. They can not think for themselves, they can not vote the way they want. Nope, their only hope is that the Untouchables come in and clean out their dirty corrupt little state.

Silly me, I actually thought the people had the power.

It does not seem that the people of Chicago have any problem with guys like Ayers and Wright and his friends. They do not seem at all perturbed by the anti Americanism of much of their leadership.

Makes you wonder.

It is easy to sit at a computer and think you have all the answers, it is something else to make any of them work.

Terrye on October 15, 2008 at 2:22 PM

We are all offering nothing but our opinions. Some are better than others, like some campaign tactics are better than others. Time will tell, as it has been doing.