From Crooks and Liars:
Why Is Jonah Goldberg A Complete Idiot?
If you want to know one big reason why the newspaper industry is in the toilet, look no further than the Los Angeles Times. After years of browbeating from well-financed conservatives about their “liberal bias”, newspapers like the L.A. Times feel compelled to be “fair and balanced” by giving column inches in their paper to random conservative idiots who don’t know dick. The L.A. Times decided to give their shingle to Jonah Goldberg, editor of the right-wing National Review. And so, in one of the major papers in the country, Goldberg is given lots of column inches to mull over the really brilliant idea that we ought to test people before they go to the polls.
What could possibly go wrong?
Instead of making it easier to vote, maybe we should be making it harder. Why not test people about the basic functions of government? Immigrants have to pass a test to vote; why not all citizens?A voting test would point the arrow of civic engagement up, instead of down, sending the signal that becoming an informed citizen is a valued accomplishment.
1 comment:
The LA Times had a questionnaire with questions about American History and US Government. Now Americans were asked then immigrates and new citizens took the test. You guested it the Immigrates and new citizens won by a landslide. Americans don't know much about American History or the US Government. Now it this voting test is put in place most Americans wont be able to vote.
Time to come up with a new plan.
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