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Old 24th November 2022, 08:21     #1343
blynk
 
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Originally Posted by _indigo1
However that would just tank voter turnout even more than it already is, and apart from that, who says your vote doesn't count just because you are less competent than someone else?
That becomes a slippery slope - where do you draw the cutoff? Only smart people can vote?
Yeah, I have the same view about voting rights for prisoners.
Extreme example.
Prisoners can't vote, then the general population leans more to harsher penalties for crime. Laws change, more people go to prison. populations leans even more to harsher penalties. More laws change, more go to prison....

You then have a society where the littlest thing has a harsh penalty.
You have an extremely safe society though, because 50% of your population are in prison.
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