Extension of franchise is among changes including easier voter registration and crackdown on foreign interference
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Great! Now let’s lower it further, and, in fact, not use age as a really bad proxy for maturity. Perhaps a test indicating you understand what each different party supports.
That would limit voting to maybe 5-10% of people. It’s funny how quickly people oppose democracy the moment their political football team loses.
Should call it something cool like “Literacy Test”
And they should also collect poll taxes as well, so voters can put their money where their mouth is!
