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Originally Posted by slythytoav
In order to vote you should have to pass a test. The test should be on current events, things the candidate has said or done in the past, and national history. This way, the only people who are voting are the ones who can make the most educated decision.
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Who decides on which parts of the histories and which current events are important?
Different people tend to look at different aspects and different people find different things important.
And how does this prevent people from making stupid decisions on the basis of correct information? It happens more often than you'd think.
Furthermore, why do you think there is something wrong with a person voting for a president over issues of personality traits or ideological principles? Or as a check on party power?
Who gets to decide that voting on "issues" is more important, let alone which "issues" are most important?