Extension of franchise is among changes including easier voter registration and crackdown on foreign interference
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Great! Now let’s lower it further, and, in fact, not use age as a really bad proxy for maturity. Perhaps a test indicating you understand what each different party supports.
That would limit voting to maybe 5-10% of people. It’s funny how quickly people oppose democracy the moment their political football team loses.
