If some people don't know about politics (or not enough), should these people be allowed to vote? - show me a picture of judy nguyen who had an affair with zachery tims
We watched the TV program 20/20. A segment of the series is not that some Americans are of voting age are familiar with the policy should be. The team attended a concert of music (in which the people went to be registered as voters in the other, I might add). The basic questions were asked (eg "How many senators are there?" How many states are there? "), And many or most people who do not know to speak the answers.
Then the team went to Washington DC also showed 6 pictures of 6 people: Obama, McCain, Palin, Biden, Ginsburg, and Judge Judy. Most people I know Obama and McCain spoke. About half of them new Palin. Most could not identify Biden. Most of them could not identifyvo Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but) all identified Judge Judy (TV.
Thus, a question was posed: that people know who do not like the vote of certain things?
What do you think? Everyone should be of legal age to vote, or only select if the "intelligent" people?
** BTW, for those who do not know or remember:
- There are 2 senators per state (total of 100 senators)
- There are 50 states in the U.S.
- Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee for president of the United States, and his running mate, Joe Biden
- John McCain is the Republican candidate for the U.S. presidency, and his running mate Sarah Palin is
- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an Associate Chairman of the U.S. Supreme CRIBUNAL
2 comments:
No, but can not legally prevent them from voting, because it is a fundamental right. But that's the fundamental problem of indirect democracy, or only a democracy in general. If people do not know the issues and not vote for them, what makes democracies outdated.
I have voted since JFK Asassin
Student of political science, I am not, but if I
learned something that day is that
Pinocchio is alive and well in Washington
and as eager as always please her doll
Master. . .
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