http://www.brutallyhonest.org/brutally_honest/2008/10/howard-stern-in.html
The above link illustrates a very serious matter, but it so ridiculous that one has to laugh to keep from punching a whole in the wall.
I believe more and more with each passing day that we should reform our voter registration process. There is no way our country will survive if we continue to let uninformed people vote. It is a common misconception that every American has the right to vote. However, the Constitution never explicitly ensures the right to vote, as it does the right to speech, for example. The 15th Amendment and the 19th Amendment, respectively, protect individuals from being denied the right vote based on race or sex; but there is no inherent right to vote, instead, it is left up to the states to decide.
With that being said, I believe we should adopt some basic requirements in order to register to vote. Here are my requirements:
1. If you don't pay income taxes, you should not vote. I know this seems extreme, but what is the motivation for the one's who don't pay taxes? You got it, vote for the one who will redistribute the wealth. Currently, 40% of Americans do not pay any income tax (this number has consistently gone up over the years) and if Obama and the Democratic Congress get their way, we will have close to 50% of Americans not paying income taxes. Does anyone see the writing on the wall? This trend will eventually cripple our way of life.
“A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.” Alexander Tyler
2. Everyone should be required to take a test that:
a) demonstrates their general knowledge of the election process (delegates, electoral college, etc.)
b) demonstrates their knowledge of our nation's history and the price that was paid for our freedoms
c) demonstrates their knowledge of the candidates and what their stand on the issues are (yes, we should have to re-register
every election cycle - no one said freedom was convenient)
d) demonstrates that they have a basic knowledge of the Constitution -anyone who claims that the Constitution mandates
"separation of church and state" should permanently be banned from voting, or for that matter, "the right to vote".