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Re:Spy agency ducks questions about 'back doors' in tech pro... by koboll on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @06:11PM (#24924696)
>we need some sort of poll test to make sure people are educated on issues before voting.

Okay, now start thinking about what happens when the political party you like least takes power and starts rewriting the poll test questions to advantage themselves. Then perhaps you'll see why this would be a catastrophically bad policy.

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Re:Spy agency ducks questions about 'back doors' in tech pro... by jjdin14 on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @07:39PM (#24925432)
Are there not measures we could put in place to limit the possibility of this? E.g. Write a very basic and non-partisan test with clear answers and no room for subjectivity. Require x% of each party to approve the original test and any amendments in the future.
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