# Americans are now required to pass a test to vote. Come up with fair questions.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-are-now-required-to-pass-a-test-to-vote-come-up-with-fair-questions/640486>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 9, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-are-now-required-to-pass-a-test-to-vote-come-up-with-fair-questions/640486 "2012-11-09T15:18:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-are-now-required-to-pass-a-test-to-vote-come-up-with-fair-questions/640486/61 "2012-11-12T07:32:13Z")

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> [@RockytheflyingS](#):
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> So, you thinking willing have a child if you’re under 18, having more children than you can afford, being addicted to a substance, drinving under the influnce and smoking are smart choices that will have positive out comes? :dubious:

People change and people grow. Besides, I happen to know of at least two alcoholics that have a better acumen for politics then say 80% of the American people.

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> People who do those type of things have issues and even if they don’t, they’re going to have an agenda. Most of them can’t take care of themselves, usually by choice (this isn’t about say disabled people), and don’t care where the money comes from if they’re on government programs.

This is bigotry. No counterpoint needed.

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