mgroves

I have always been of the opinion that voting is a privilege, and not a right. I have always been of the opinion that voting should be a difficult, exclusive process, reserved only for those who care enough to research the issues and candidates that they are voting on. Because of this, I’m opposed to Ohio’s State Issue #2. It appears that most voters oppose the issue as well, possibly for different reasons, of course.

If we only give driver’s licenses to people who demonstrate that they have at least rudimentary skill at operating a vehicle, why not require some sort of basic test or application process to be able to vote? I’m not calling for “literacy” laws with the sole purpose of excluding minority groups–the uninformed/ignorant are certainly in no danger of becoming a minority. I’m just calling for a simple test to see if the person understands who they are voting for or that they have actually read an issue and understand what it would actually do. Could it hurt to exclude people from voting for a new auditor if they have no idea what an auditor does?