The New York Times: Elections Are Bad for Democracy - Kotaku In Action 2

The New York Times: Elections Are Bad for Democracy (web.archive.org)

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– bloodguard 15 points 2 years ago +15 / -0

As long as the pool for this lottery is:

Must be a citizen
Must be able to pass a basic literacy, economics and civics test
Must be a taxpayer and not a net negative tax vampire. This includes business. So if you work for the government or a company with government contracts. Ineligible.

I suspect this isn't what the commies at the NYT are thinking of, though.

Addendum: These would be my preferred requirements for being able to vote as well.

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– MLGS 15 points 2 years ago +15 / -0

Ideally you could tack on "must have four American citizen grandparents".

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– DemolitionsPanda 7 points 2 years ago +7 / -0

You do realize that point three eliminates almost all women, right?

Not a bug, a feature.

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– Gizortnik 4 points 2 years ago +4 / -0

As with a physical fitness test: the women who can pass it earn their place. Having standards means enforcing them regardless of outcome.

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