I suggest that service in the military should only be relevant if you’re voting on military matters. Perhaps having been a civilian in a battle zone should count, too.
There may be ways to define relevant experience in other matters, but it’s tricky. Is having been a student enough to give added weight to one’s votes about education?
The interesting question about literacy tests would be how you keep them honest—the historical problem is that blacks and whites didn’t get the same test.
I’ve thought that requiring all votes to be write-ins would be a way of checking on knowledge and/or commitment.
I was thinking about a prediction test, too—it’s very much in the spirit of LW.
I think Congress shouldn’t be voting on the predictions—if the result is that ambiguous, the prediction shouldn’t be counted.
What problems do you think your suggestions have? What problem are you trying to solve?
If you’re going to try this....
The fee should be proportional to income.
I suggest that service in the military should only be relevant if you’re voting on military matters. Perhaps having been a civilian in a battle zone should count, too.
There may be ways to define relevant experience in other matters, but it’s tricky. Is having been a student enough to give added weight to one’s votes about education?
The interesting question about literacy tests would be how you keep them honest—the historical problem is that blacks and whites didn’t get the same test.
I’ve thought that requiring all votes to be write-ins would be a way of checking on knowledge and/or commitment.
I was thinking about a prediction test, too—it’s very much in the spirit of LW.
I think Congress shouldn’t be voting on the predictions—if the result is that ambiguous, the prediction shouldn’t be counted.
What problems do you think your suggestions have? What problem are you trying to solve?