Reply #169: Interesting thread...

[RNdaSilva]

and you've raised some cogent and interesting points.

This will never happen but before a person is allowed to vote they should;

1. Be able to pass the INS test required of immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship. http://usgovinfo.about.com/blinstst.htm

2. Pass, at least by 50%, a multiple-choice test in re "...a broad understanding of current events and of the issues."

A couple of nights ago at a dinner group of ten I asked two questions;

1. Who elects the President of the United States?

2. How many senators are there in Congress?

The response was embarrassing...less than 50% correct answers.

Lastly, who elects the candidate for the Democratic Party? It is the delegates, it is the delegates, it is the delegates. Rules are rules.