Pass a test - then you can vote
  by OffSite (2/25/10)

We the Ignorant let our countrymen know that the people alone can protect us against these evils [of monarchial government]. - Thomas Jefferson—It’s time someone had the guts to say it, and my friend Tom Tancredo did just that at the tea-party convention in Nashville. The problems in this country will never be solved by registering more voters. Our problems will be solved by registering more informed voters.

By that I’m not suggesting, nor was he, that voting should be limited to those who hold Ph.D.s or any degree of higher education. However, voters should be able to demonstrate some understanding and appreciation of our system of government and how it was designed to work before they can register to vote. At the very least, we should require new registrants to pass a basic civics test, the kind given to immigrants seeking to become naturalized U.S. citizens. Full Piece

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