Serious Discussion - What should voting requirements be?

[Lunar]

Do you support the 1/5 rule for the presidency?

[Lunar]

Literacy. Preferably a base level of intelligence but that's hard to test.

So, a literacy test before being able to vote?

Alabama used to do that.  However, they used it in conjuction with Grandfather laws to massively suppress Black voting.

[Lunar]

See, that is the problem.  You mention a voting test and everyone flips out and because of that, there is no way to solve the "idiot voter" problem.  I'm sorry, but if a person knows nothing of the functions of government, then they should not vote.

It depends whether voting is a right or a priviledge.  If voting is a right then the people can do whatever the hell they want with it, including not voting or voting not in their interests.  If it is a priviledge then it can be revoked for the common good.  Shrug.