I don't see why a "civics" test needs to be about the test of the constitution or even about how the government works at all. It could be stuff like1 "Where does the Republican Party stand on taxation?" "What party is Harry Browne?" "Which party wants to extend the Clean Air Act to cover cow flatulence?"

A coworker (a Libertarian, for reference), suggests that the first thing he'd like to see is: on the ballot, no parties are listed. You'd just have the names, and you'd just have to know who the people you wanted to vote for were. It sounds like a reasonable first step to me.

1 I'm just pulling these examples out of my... head. yeah, out of my head.

In reply to RE: RE: RE: (jcwren) RE: Of Dead Trees and Democracy by amelinda
in thread Of Dead Trees and Democracy by brainpan

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