Intelligence Requirements for Politicians

Liberty Election Reform & Political Integrity
1

Observation: There are FAR too many stupid people in politics, as well as politicians with dual-loyalties.

I propose an application process for those running for elected office which requires all who are running to:

  1. Be a native-born citizen, not an immigrant, and not a dual-citizen.
  2. Pass a test on history, civics, economics, or other relevant fields.
  3. Take an IQ test and pass a minimum IQ of (some number, to be decided).

This should weed out a lot of the problem people in our government.

Of course we can also ban them from buying stocks and other things too, and make sure they are financially incentivized to do what is best for the people.

But I think this is just an added layer of protection, seeing as our current wave of politicians is about as useless as one could possibly imagine.

3 Likes
2

There is a civil service exam. They should, at minimum, be able to pass that!

1 Like
3

This is an entirely different issue; you can be a native-born American Citizen and still be an idiot, or else an immigrant and still be a genius.

Likewise, this is an entirely different matter.

IQ tests are widely misunderstood and not the magic intelligence determination tool that most people seem to think they are.

4

I think a significant problematic contribution to our candidate quality problem is lack of realistic competition in elections. The two party hegemony shoehorns people into one of two options. You may have noticed that in a country this large, there are more than two opinions. Candidates are relieved of needing to express their proposed solutions to problems, as they can simply spend their campaign time criticizing their opposition.
Unless we prioritize electing representatives who champion true electoral choice by opening ballot access, we will continue to lack sufficient adults in the room to grapple with our real problems. Will hell freeze over first?

5

I agree wholeheartedly.

  • those with dual citizenships have no loyalty to any country.

  • those who don’t have American ancestry have no business in American politics.

  • I’m on board with an IQ test. I believe the pass minimum should be 95%. I also would included they be fluent in the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.

I believe our politicians are more corrupt than useless?

I also believe those who are not corrupt are BETA males and BETA females who are to just plain old scared to fight for what they believe in so they go along to get along.

If we want quality politicians then we are going to have to raise and help raise children to grown into adults of quality.