In my opinion there needs only be one requirement for voting. You have signed on the dotted line that if your government declares war you are prepared to and fight on the front lines. Period.
If you are not prepared to go and fight on the front lines? You don't get to vote. That's why all men got to vote in western countries in the first place.
I would be perfectly happy to let 18 year old men sign an affidavit on their 18th birthday committing themselves to fight. And if they choose not to commit themselves to fight they don't go on the voters registration list.
And no, I would not accept a womans signature on an affidavit because women support perjury. While women are not willing to punish women for perjury they do not get to be taken seriously when they sign their names on anything.
3) Between the age of 26-62 (26 because other than men who sign for the military, most men are still riding the college train. 62, because after retirement, men don't think about other people, just themselves.) An exception would be those who worked law enforcement, corrections, EMS. They've earned it.
4) English speaking only. It does no good to vote if you can't think for yourself.
In general I support the Starship Troopers model. You have to do service to vote, and they cannot turn you down. You have to risk your life for the body politic for an amount of time (something like 3-7 years. And you will be a reservist afterwards for 30 years).
Why? Because violence is actually the root of all authority, and because everyone can serve potentially. Everyone.
Now…. Will mistakes be made? Might the voters do something, make some kind decision that is wrong? Of course. But overall it will show skin in the game.
In my opinion there needs only be one requirement for voting. You have signed on the dotted line that if your government declares war you are prepared to and fight on the front lines. Period.
If you are not prepared to go and fight on the front lines? You don't get to vote. That's why all men got to vote in western countries in the first place.
I would be perfectly happy to let 18 year old men sign an affidavit on their 18th birthday committing themselves to fight. And if they choose not to commit themselves to fight they don't go on the voters registration list.
And no, I would not accept a womans signature on an affidavit because women support perjury. While women are not willing to punish women for perjury they do not get to be taken seriously when they sign their names on anything.
Perhaps voting for oldies should be conditioned on them having sufficient descendants to still have “skin in the game”?
Here are my requisites to vote.
1) Natural Born American Citizen.
2) Male. (Women vote from emotions, not logic.)
3) Between the age of 26-62 (26 because other than men who sign for the military, most men are still riding the college train. 62, because after retirement, men don't think about other people, just themselves.) An exception would be those who worked law enforcement, corrections, EMS. They've earned it.
4) English speaking only. It does no good to vote if you can't think for yourself.
In general I support the Starship Troopers model. You have to do service to vote, and they cannot turn you down. You have to risk your life for the body politic for an amount of time (something like 3-7 years. And you will be a reservist afterwards for 30 years).
Why? Because violence is actually the root of all authority, and because everyone can serve potentially. Everyone.
Now…. Will mistakes be made? Might the voters do something, make some kind decision that is wrong? Of course. But overall it will show skin in the game.