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human
CMV: I don't think everybody deserves the right to vote.

Im talking about the U.S. here because I'm not sure how it works everywhere else. I don't think those who are uneducated about politics and the candidates that they're choosing between should be allowed to vote. It doesn't seem to have any benefits if a person votes based on factors like what their friends/family think about the candidates or something they heard on Reddit.

I started to think about this when my friend told me I should register to vote. I should note that I know almost nothing about the current presidential candidates (or any election for that matter) and never had any interest in politics. I know I should be more educated about whos running the country Im living in but as of right now Im not too interested. My friend convinced me to register and I decided I was going to vote for Bernie because I heard he supports weed legalization and I heard some people say he was a good choice. Then I realized, why should I be allowed to vote if I have no idea about anything in this election? It feels like my vote, based off of a couple minutes of research and what I've heard online, would not be beneficial towards the selection of an appropriate leader for our country. 

I understand most people who don't know much about politics would choose not to vote anyways, but what about those who are doing something similar to what I was doing, making judgements off of what other people say, which could be biased and lacking important information.

I don't know how a system could be implemented in order to "test" individuals for political competency but I do feel that some people just shouldn't be allowed to vote, myself included.

Thank you for reading, please change my view Reddit.

Edit: ∆
Wow that was fast, read through 5 replies so far and I have changed my view. Thanks for the great replies everyone.
gpt
Pragmatically, restricting the right to vote is nearly impossible to enforce fairly. The people in power have a vested interest in keeping their power and, if the government can restrict the right to vote, then they can selectively enforce those laws in order to change election outcomes. Because of this possibility, the only way to make sure all elections remain fair is to allow everyone an equal vote.