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Tseliteiv 1 point ago +3 / -2

Bad idea. You never ever want a test because those can be manipulated.

Voting should be based on the following:

Men only, 30yo minimum, must have 4 years of military experience, must have biological children and must be a net positive tax contributor.

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orthodoxvirginian 2 points ago +3 / -1

Nah, I don't have military service, but I like voting.

My wife is smart and I like her voting.

My cousin is infertile through no fault of his own, and I like him voting.

I agree with the age limit.

I probably agree with the tax requirement..

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Tseliteiv 0 points ago +2 / -2

Right and I'm young and like voting. I don't pay taxes and like voting. It's not about you, it's about doing what's best for society.

Only men voting would lead to a much better outcome than having both men and women voting. The proof is in the history of women voting. It has not been good, period.

People with children vote better than people without. I don't care if he can't help it. This isn't about him, it's about doing what's best for society. People are born with disabilities and his shouldn't allow him to vote.

Men with military service vote better than those without. Again, this isn't about you, it's about doing what's best for society.

Yes that means you, your wife and cousin will lose your right to vote. So would I. And that's a good thing because all the other idiots would lose their right to vote too.

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orthodoxvirginian 2 points ago +2 / -0

That scenario would definitely not be good for society. It would narrow the franchise too much.

We need to weed it down but not to the point that only a small elite can vote.

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orthodoxvirginian 2 points ago +2 / -0

For example, neither Caesar nor Augustus had a biological child, at least a legitimate one,, yet they were two of the best citizens let alone leaders of Rome.

Not all the early presidents or founding fathers had children.

Not all the founding fathers had military service.

If all the requirements you list were mandatory, the voting class and ruling class would be tiny. Too tiny