Perhaps with the exception of those who are medically incapable of acquiring it, should proven literacy be a requirement to earn the right to vote?
In exchange for that, I'd even be willing to reduce the voting age to fifteen, but maybe raise the age to be elected to 21, and even extend the vote to any resident of Canada but in all cases, make proven literacy a requirement except for valid reason. Is functional literacy really too much to ask?
The literacy test could also test the ability to identify logical fallacies, such as ad hominems, non-sequiturs, circular reasoning, etc.
In exchange for that, I'd even be willing to reduce the voting age to fifteen, but maybe raise the age to be elected to 21, and even extend the vote to any resident of Canada but in all cases, make proven literacy a requirement except for valid reason. Is functional literacy really too much to ask?
The literacy test could also test the ability to identify logical fallacies, such as ad hominems, non-sequiturs, circular reasoning, etc.
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