Here in Australia the Left overwhelmingly is kept that we have compulsory voting.

I however think it would not be so difficult to have a civics test before citizens are given licence to vote. We do it with driving after all.

basic history, geography or civics

Or science (vaccines, climate change, statistics). Better education at school would definitely help. Half of USAmericans cannot read being 6th grade level. A quarter don’t know we orbit the sun. 40% didn’t know how long it takes a year to orbit the sun.

Last year in the developed world every election resulted in the incumbent party losing. Presumably because people stupidly voted for change without thinking much.

Do you think prisoners deserve any respect? Or do you think they are victims of genetics, bad luck, upbringing etc?

I am not sure where to draw the line for free-will or even if it exists.

We need a better public education system but that isn’t going to solve much in our lifetime.