The right to vote, should be open to all.

Quick fact check, I said homeopathy not homophobe. Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine, a pseudoscience idea, that is often portrayed as somewhat factual - despite it's overall helpfulness being as equal to a minor placebo effect and wishful thinking. And yes, some people believe in this. (Read up on wikipedia) --- But back to the topic. Also, why wouldn't a license work? You have required one to drive a car, get a gun or heck, some states have a requirement of voter ID. You don't have to go overly scrutinizing - but a basic question list, could be made. Like who is the current President, Senator, what are major parties, their ideals and so on. Just so we know, that a person coming to vote knows what he is doing - and not thinking he is coming to some auction. --- Also, anything can be made to sound 'dystopian' - it just depends on how you word it. If not a test, then some form of civil service or community work program. Anything can be used to test somebody. The point being, is to check if the person knows what is going on and if they are educated enough to make a long-term choice. How is it fair? Well. How is it fair, to deport people because some group of voters agree that 'don't want immigrants stealing our jobs' - despite the fact, most of these people occupy labor positions that the average person doesn't want. How is it fair, to de-fund Medicaid and Medicare - because a group of voters, believe the idea 'that national healthcare is some evil socialist ideal'. How is it fair, to allow infrastructure to crumble into near ruin, because a group of voters 'aren't politically interested in such a thing'. What you have in essence created is a system of bread and circus. Where the majority don't care what is going on or who rules them, while the minority who is seeing the warnings - can't get their voice heard, since the mob is drowning them out. Rome showed us, how dangerous such a way of life can become. As America seems to be heading in that same direction. Nowadays, you have politicians simply appealing to the mob - promising them the pie in the sky - then people realize and ask, why he is lying or false. --- As for the answer to the main question - I think, that the right to vote, should be open ONLY to be people, whom have passed a certain test or service - that shows they understand what is going on and they can make a responsible choice for the long-term future. Does that sound dystopian? Yes. But so does the idea, that people are allowing a country to fall into ruin. How politicians are using mass media and consumerism to make the majority docile - and constantly bringing a nation closer and closer to collapse. Then when bridges collapse, tsunamis and tornadoes hit and sea levels rise - people are wondering, how did this happen? A basic test of political understanding - could in essence, help reduce this demagougery. Since those people can tell the lies from reality, they can check and see what those one policy mean or the other. Politicians in turn, will have to change their game - they have to do, the things they have promised and stand for. Otherwise, such people can more easily call him out. Otherwise, in our current system you have to ask. Who is less qualified here? The politician who is taking advantage of the system, and playing the majority against each other - since they are too lazy or uneducated to realize what is going on and call him out on that? Or the people, who elect such people to power. Are surprised when their big and fancy words end up being hot air and false. Then complain and moan, when those liars DO end up making things bad.