Government of the Ignorant, by the Ignorant and for the Ignorant
The new Yorker, of all things, recently had an article about the fact that the vast majority of voters are ignorant. Only about 10% of the population actual has a political belief system; 42% vote on self-interest; 25% vote on whether times are good or bad; and 22% vote on random factors—factors like how rainy or dry it is!
We need to limit the vote. My preference is for something like a checklist: if one meets X out of Y criteria, one is allowed to vote. My checklist would probably include items like: head of household composed of four or more persons; college graduate; owner of four or more acres of land; make more than the median income; thirty years of age. I’d also limit households to a single vote.
