lukhman_khan wrote, [on 7/4/2009 9:48 AM]: > For a person to be able to vote there should be a minimum education criteria.
I am attracted to this idea, but have to abandon it because of * the difficulty to defining said education criteria * various slippery slope considerations. The reason I am attracted to the idea [1] is that I view this as a means of addressing the tragedy of the commons [2]. Udhay [1] While I'm at it, I am also attracted to the idea of a minimum qualification to reproduce, beyond the current one of possessing a functional set of sexual organs. [2] Original essay here: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/162/3859/1243 -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
