when i suggested citizens should take this test to vote, i was called a racist by the left.https://twitter.com/lawrencehurley/status/827154038810673152 …
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Replying to @davidharsanyi
@lawrencehurley I think taking test to become a citizen & taking test to exercise your rights as a citizen are very different1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @AlexaMRomero
maybe, but how can it be "racist" in one case and not the other?
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Replying to @davidharsanyi @lawrencehurley
well, for starters, I think the history of poll tests in actual practice in the US is instructive there.
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Replying to @AlexaMRomero
simple civics test is not a poll test. unless you believe africanamericans could not pass one for some reason
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"how many branches of govt are there?" would on its own probably DQ at least 10% of voters
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Replying to @edkrayewski
i just wonder why immigrants can pass this "racist" test? are they smarter than citizens?
@edkrayewski@AlexaMRomero@lawrencehurley4 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
one reason is that the stakes are higher than they are for voting
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