right-wing ideologues voter suppression pass discriminatory voter id laws strike vote right act pass half-assed offensive journalistic philosophy legitimate commentary.enter right-wing libertarian columnist david harsanyi op-ed washington post.titled must weed ignorant americans electorate article first glance seem innocent yes wish people deem stupid vote liberals wish conservatives vote conservatives wish liberals vote.however read deep one quickly find harsanyi extremely nefarious way achieve force voters pass civics test wish vote.saying voters unfortunately trust harsanyi say let give voters test citizenship civics test fine reason writer think american public ignorant vote time let also remember check box candidate whose campaign ads like best one overrate obligations self-governed clue hell go also civic duty avoid subject rest us ignorance.the question simple privilege educate background admit believe school system society fail teach public proper civics harsanyi say care make mind seem know maybe care civics test bank fact people fail would disproportionately affect black hispanic voters americans speak english voters intellectual learn disabilities people regardless harsanyi think americans entitle vote without discriminatory barriers.but harsanyi address course also must remember ugly history poll tax prejudicial methods americans use deny black citizens equal right vote effort improve quality vote public ensure race creeds genders sexual orientations people every socioeconomic background similarly inhibit vote ignorant.cause make everything good thing racist bigots south say pass discriminatory jim crow laws.this attack basic dignities voters absolute right vote without barriers disgust put past libertarian rather faux-libertarian consider actual libertarians freedom barriers.featured image via scott olson/getty image wapo editorial go full racist want weed voters base right-wing test guidelines