[conservatism_IS_compassion]

an intelligence test as a prerequisite to voting would not be an unreasonable step.

No good. But you could do about the same thing by giving all eligible voters a lottery ticket for not voting . . . that'd do almost the same thing . . .

[Still Thinking]

But you could do about the same thing by giving all eligible voters a lottery ticket for not voting . . . that'd do almost the same thing.

Hmm....not bad. Actually I think those who would accept the ticket view the election process as a lottery anyway, so they shouldn't be too upset, no?