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BTW; I only tagged Ban Ki Moon by his obviously Korean features. I mean c'mon people....the Emperor of Japan he ain't.

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But the real question is: Should there be a test, or other qualification, for voters?

I liked Heinlein's "Space Troopers" book. The movie barely touched on the fact that military service would be a requirement to vote or hold public office. Or perhaps some other form of "group think indoctrination"? Some kind of experience that makes one put the group's welfare above his own? Like being in a large faminly?...
 
A+, 349 out of 350 possible points, or 99.71%.

I had no idea who Christina Aguilera was, but I figured her for a singer.

I, too, think that there should be no test requirement to be eligible to vote. There are times, however, that my allegiance to that principle is sorely challenged.
 
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Stupid test, I didn't recognize Pelosi or Roberts and it gave me a C. :mad:
Those were poor pictures of both them. I've seen Roberts plenty of times but it didn't look like him. That's a bad picture of Pelosi too.

I didn't know four of the celebrities either, so what. They should actually reduce your score if you know what Christina Aguilera looks like, I've heard the name but I could care less. Madonna sure looks different. I've never seen Paris Hilton without sunglasses on. Why should I care about these people again?

How about a written test explaining how the US government works. That would be a better idea then asking me to pick out pictures.:rolleyes:
 
casebro said:
But the real question is: Should there be a test, or other qualification, for voters?
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I think every voter should be required to prove he is who he says he is.

And while there shouldn't be any other requirements beyond the Constitutional ones, I think there are a lot of people who have no business voting. Washington Post ran an article in their Sunday magazine a month or two before the 2004 presidential election profiling a guy who hadn't voted in years. Neither had several of his friends. At one point, one of his friends, talking about the race, referred to "Bush and... uh... that guy running against him."

At least they know they have no business voting. But Thomas Jefferson would be appalled.
 
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Stupid test, I didn't recognize Pelosi or Roberts and it gave me a C. :mad:
Those were poor pictures of both them. I've seen Roberts plenty of times but it didn't look like him. That's a bad picture of Pelosi too.

I didn't know four of the celebrities either, so what. They should actually reduce your score if you know what Christina Aguilera looks like, I've heard the name but I could care less. Madonna sure looks different. I've never seen Paris Hilton without sunglasses on. Why should I care about these people again?

How about a written test explaining how the US government works. That would be a better idea then asking me to pick out pictures.:rolleyes:
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Excuses, excuses...
 
BPSCG said:
I think every voter should be required to prove he is who he says he is.
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I agree.


BPSCG said:
And while there shouldn't be any other requirements beyond the Constitutional ones,
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I agree.


BPSCG said:
I think there are a lot of people who have no business voting.
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I certainly agree that I wish the electorate would become more educated in the pertinent issues, or just more educated in general. I'm still of the opinion that the pitfalls of any education tests as a prerequisite to voting outweigh the benefits.

So I think we agree all round.
 
94.86%. I missed on a couple of actor/actresses - Alec Baldwin and Christina "whatever her name is". I guess I just don't watch enough of those celebrity shows. The test should take some of those silly questions out and perhaps have some educational questions such as basic math, basic history, geograghy, and science.
 
I got 350 out of 350 on my ability to use process of elimination and realized too late that I was being dishonest by not using "I don't know" but that wouldn't have been fun. What was fun was immediately recognizing Steve Forbes but then wondering why only 'Mitch McConnel' was on the list for his possible name and then...

McConnel:
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Forbes:
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Is our ruling elite inbreeding again? Why do they even have the same glasses?
 
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I'm not a visual person. I've had instances of running into people in the elevator whom I've worked with daily for several years, and totally not recognize them. It's not how I'm wired. I recognized most of the names on that list, and could put names with jobs, even the names/jobs not pictured, but I failed in that test.

I vote for people for their policies, not their press photos. Hence, don't test me on their press photos.
 
BPSCG said:
I think every voter should be required to prove he is who he says he is.

And while there shouldn't be any other requirements beyond the Constitutional ones, I think there are a lot of people who have no business voting. Washington Post ran an article in their Sunday magazine a month or two before the 2004 presidential election profiling a guy who hadn't voted in years. Neither had several of his friends. At one point, one of his friends, talking about the race, referred to "Bush and... uh... that guy running against him."

At least they know they have no business voting. But Thomas Jefferson would be appalled.
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Yes, but you must admit that Jefferson would be floored by the internet:
I have often thought that nothing would do more extensive good at small expense than the establishment of a small circulating library in every county, to consist of a few well-chosen books, to be lent to the people of the country, under such regulations as would secure their safe return in due time.
--Thomas Jefferson to John Wyche, 1809.
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Thanks for the link Beeps....ya gotta love TJ!

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For McConnel I picked pianist. I figured maybe he was one of those geeks who sings political satire songs.
 
HarryKeogh said:
For McConnel I picked pianist. I figured maybe he was one of those geeks who sings political satire songs.
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Suh! I wuz boan in the sovrun commonwealth of dear Kintuck, and I take umbrage, UMBRAGE I SAY!, at yoh insinuation that a man so honruble, so pyure, so upstandin as the rat honruble Senatore MuhKonnil would evah stoop so low as to sully his ivery finguhtips on that libertine instrument of Satan, the pyeannuh.

Apologize at once or name yoh second.


Kindly ignore that my silliness is written in an accent closer to Georgian than to Kentuckian. It sells better.
 
I got a D.

I suppose that isn't bad for a Canuck that doesn't watch the news.

I got all the celebrities. :D
 
jimlintott said:
I got a D.

I suppose that isn't bad for a Canuck that doesn't watch the news.

I got all the celebrities. :D
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Hell, don't feel too bad (I guess you don't, hence the smilie). How many 'Murricans do you think could name Canada's prime minister?
 
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