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A near impossible literacy test Louisiana used to suppress the black vote

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243 points rcarmo | 2 comments | 21 Oct 24 21:29 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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valval ◴[22 Oct 24 07:16 UTC] No.41911957[source]▶
I think the weight of your vote should come from the amount of taxes you pay, up to some cap. Can someone explain to me like I’m 12 why this is a bad idea?
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INTPenis ◴[22 Oct 24 07:50 UTC] No.41912140[source]▶
Can you explain to me why votes should be weighted differently at all?
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marcusverus ◴[22 Oct 24 11:57 UTC] No.41913386[source]▶
When you have a tough problem and need advice, do you turn to your unemployed uncle? The homeless guy on the street corner? Of course not. Not all opinions are of equal value. Pretending that they are of equal value is asinine.
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INTPenis ◴[22 Oct 24 13:19 UTC] No.41913951[source]▶
This is frankly dangerous thinking. You're committing a cardinal sin, you're looking down on other people. An unemployed and homeless uncle might have more wisdom than a 30 year old with 4 degrees.

Obviously democratic voting should be as equal as possible. In fact, with today's technology we should be striving for "direct democracy" more than ever.

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1. marcusverus ◴[22 Oct 24 14:27 UTC] No.41914654{3}[source]▶
> This is frankly dangerous thinking. You're committing a cardinal sin, you're looking down on other people.

Feelings.

> An unemployed and homeless uncle might have more wisdom than a 30 year old with 4 degrees.

Some gifted 14-year-olds might have more wisdom than a 30 year old with four degrees. Yet nobody with any sense wants 14-year-olds to vote, because we know that, as a group, their opinions will now lead to better decisionmaking.

> Obviously democratic voting should be as equal as possible.

Try making an argument in support of your point. Stating that your position is "obvious" without providing an argument in its favor is obviously a cop out.

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2. mrguyorama ◴[22 Oct 24 17:10 UTC] No.41916377[source]▶
>> Obviously democratic voting should be as equal as possible.

>Try making an argument in support of your point.

How about IT IS IN THE NAME

Demos: The people. Kratia: Rule.

Go ahead, start excluding people from "the people", see how far you get before someone with more influence or power decides you should be excluded.