Gingrich: Students and immigrants should be poll-tested before being allowed to vote

Source: Think Progress

Last week, former GOP House Speaker and current presidential candidate Newt Gingrich suggested that American citizens should have to pass a test in American history before they could earn the right to vote. Despite rampant criticism from both sides of the aisle, Gingrich reiterated his support for poll tests yesterday at a town hall meeting in Marshalltown, IA.

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Conservatives across the country are moving to disenfranchise voters as fast as they can through restrictive voter identification laws and other means, but the idea of a poll test stands out as particularly extreme. Indeed, Florida Rep. Allen West (R), who is black, dismissed Gingrich’s original comments as something “my parents had to deal with.”

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/2011/05/20/gingrich-poll-test/

I think its a good idea. It would stop every single person who votes republican from voting and stop the GOP from ever winning an election again. Don't you love when their stupid plans can be used against them?

That would eliminate about 85% of the the GOP and the Teanutters.

which features contributions from Rush Limbaugh, the Koch brothers and Michelle Bachmann.

They could lose 1/4 their constituents.

80% of the Republicans wouldn't pass!

Another look at the campaign bus.....

out "Crazy." Newt's no exception.

CEOs, and trust fund kids too?

insulting to other loons!

Tryig to decide whether to excommunicate him, or join with the CooCoo's for Cocoa Puffs to stage an intervention.

...despite all the teathug threats towards that kid.

i think newt`s 15 minutes id just about up...

There are Republicans that could not pass a basic Civics test.

teabaggers would fail miserably.

...unlike immigrants, who couldn't possibly know the answers to such a test from, say, studying. If you're not born in this country how could you know the answers? :eyes: Those citizenship classes immigrants have to take in order to become citizens don't teach 'em anything :sarcasm:

"real amerikuns" like the tea party.

being allowed to run for office.

apparently is the guinea pig or trial balloon for the GOP,the think- tanks must be working feverishly on demo graphics.Because everyone knows this is total BS..waiting to see Newt exit stage right,:rofl: :popcorn:

militia is. And that stuff about (not) making laws respecting religion. Maybe if they could throw out some of those pesky amendments, like the fourth, and the fourteenth, and the seventeenth.

marry...


Tikki

(the only "immigrants" with voting privileges) already took an incredibly good US history test in order to gain citzenship.

Pandering to the racists and the ignorant is his specialty!

A logical discussion with 99% of them based on facts is a total impossibility. They go from one wholly false notion to the next. It is impossible to argue logically with them because they have been indoctrinated with propaganda. They listen to Rush and watch FOX. They believe the most bizarre crap. Obama isn't a citizen; Saddam bombed the Trade Center along with his Jewish conspirators all of who didn't go to work on 9/11. You can't reason with them because they are basically racists. My sister-in-law recently visited us and she was calling President a "N.." and I told her if she didn't refrain from un-Christian slander she had to immediately leave. She apologized but I know that she is basically a racist. She is a saint compared to her kids and grand kids. I only thank God that I escaped that hell hole when we moved North. I recently attended a funeral in Alabama and I can assure you that as regards the basic beliefs of people it hasn't changed one iota in the last fifty years. Its that it isn't as public as it used to be and they can't get away with the brutality that they did during the Freedom Marches. Sadly those who stayed behind continue to be victims of hatred and ignorance that blinds them and robs them of their humanity. If I was a church going person I would be fearful for their souls come judgment day. Especially most of the evangelical type religions radicals I have encountered who believe in Dooms Day predictions. They don't have long to repent.

tbe Civil War, er, make that 'War Between the States."

An IQ test. Bingo. No more republicans.

The right of the citizen to vote in any primary or other election for President, Vice President, or other electors fro the President or Vice President or for Senator or Representative in Congress shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay a poll tax or any other tax.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965, (perhaps Gingrich, the "Historian" should read this):

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Introduction
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, passed in the wake of voting demonstrations in Selma, Alabama, provided the capstone to many years' efforts to strengthen voting rights for African-Americans. It gave the Attorney General the power to appoint federal examiners to supervise voter registration in states or voting districts where a literacy or other qualifying test was in use and where fewer than 50 percent of voting age residents were registered or had voted in 1964. Eight states were affected in a major way: Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Caroline, South Carolina, and Virginia.

Although it may not seem such a radical concept in 2002, the Voting Rights Act departed from the pattern of civil rights bills by providing for direct federal action to enable African-Americans to register and vote. Previous laws required individuals to file suits in courts, a process that often took years to conclude. .

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http://www.congresslink.org/print_basics_histmats_votingrights_contents.htm

Or actual history?

Could it be that the GOP is using Newt as a sort of 'Stalking Horse' i.e. putting the 'Independent' voters attention on him with his outrageous statements etc, but with no intention of nominating him, thus making their true pick appear more 'Centrist' and palatable? Just a thought...

To brown skinned people:

"compare and contrast in a 5-10 pages essay the following constitutional law questions arising from the following supreme court decisions...."

To fair skinned people - especially tea party people:

"what year did Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence?"

Answer:

1865.

"close enough. Go vote."

the difference between the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence?

Wildly illegal, but if they did this Democrats would probably win every election from now to Kingdom Come.

Besides, "immigrants," and by that I assume he means immigrants who've become citizens, since they're voting, already have to pass a history test to acquire citizenship. Newt the Ignorant apparently doesn't know that.

New test for voting - no credit card bills over $500,000.

Republicans are so uninformed, they'd all fail the test, ensuring Democratic victories for decades!

this guy is full of it

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55185.html

Newt Gingrich mum on Tiffany's debt

By KENDRA MARR | 5/17/11 10:39 PM EDT Updated: 5/17/11 10:51 PM EDT

Newt Gingrich refused Tuesday to talk about his six-figure debt to Tiffany’s.

Fox News’s Greta Van Susteren asked the former House Speaker about a POLITICO report that he carried as much as $500,000 in debt to the premier jeweler.
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“Later on I want you to watch this segment,” Gingrich lectured Van Susteren. “Notice I talked about jobs. I talked about the price of gasoline. I talked all these real problems for real Americans.”

Van Susteren admitted, “And I brought this one up.”

“And it sorta think it fit in perfectly,” Gingrich said. “And my answer to you is, I'm not commenting on stuff like that. I'm perfectly happy to talk about what we need to do for America and what we need to do to help Americans. But I frankly don't want to play the gotcha games in Washington.”

After tussling a few more minutes, the host relented.

“I'm bringing it up because I think — whatever,” she said. “I guess others will chase it down and figure it out.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55185.html#ixzz1MwrKLvTa

rebellious peasant class?

Concord & Lexington? New Hampshire, right?
<LOUD BUZZER> Wronnngggg!!!!! Sorry Micehelle, you've failed basic American history. No vote for you!

And think that Europeans stoled America from the indigenous people. What if you believe in the fourth, first, and tenth amendments as written in the constitution? What if you think our horribly abusive foreign policy is why people "people hate us" all around the world?

I'm not sure that anyone could pass a test written by these neocons except another history twisted neocon.

when you think about the teabaggers who wouldn't pass

He is in total denial about who won the Civil War. Dickhead has even written alternative histories about a different ending, probably thinking that if he just WISHES hard enough....