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  • Do you call a plumber every time your sink or toilet backs up?

    Maintenance is one thing, major repairs are another.

    I wouldn’t call a plumber first thing to unclog a toilet, and I wouldn’t go to a mechanic just for them to dump oil out and measure the right amount of oil back in.

    Now if the engine is making weird noises, or it’s not shifting right or braking correctly, then yeah, go to a mechanic. Mechanics are way more familiar with internal workings and can diagnose strange issues.









  • Who writes the test?

    Who determines the test is at a fifth grade level?

    Who will proctor the test?

    Where will the test be administered?

    When will the test be administered?

    Who decides what a passing grade is?

    Who grades the test?

    Who verifies the grade on the test?

    At every step there is an easy way to disenfranchise whatever people you don’t like. For instance: simply make the test only available at noon on the Monday before election. Make it only able to be taken at town hall. Immediately, anyone who works an hourly job will no be effectively disqualified from voting because they can’t take the test.

    Now make the exam only available in English. Anyone who cannot speak English is now disqualified.

    There are so many ways for literacy tests to go wrong, they’re pretty much only good for excluding people you don’t like from voting. Just let everyone vote and make it a mandatory holiday.