"Corollary: 20 percent of America does not know what an impeachable offense is. "There may be a certain segment of voters... that simply think the president doing things they don't agree with is grounds for removal from office.""
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
...what percentage of American people are idiots?
- .LAG liked that
John Rogers termed that the Crazification Factor: in any given election, 27% of the American population will vote for the craziest option possible, regardless of party affiliation.
- Steven Perez
Well, the National Institute of Mental Health does estimate that the incidence of mental disorders in the U.S. is 26.2% http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health... Scary how well that fits.
- Victor Ganata
Seriously. I never understood why immigrants are required to know more about history and civics than people who are born here. I guess the problem is, what do you with all the people who won't pass?
- Victor Ganata
That's the sad part, CW. In the three states in which I attended school (Illinois, Alabama and Texas), you do have to pass a test on at least the Constitution and American History. Says volumes about our educational system, no?
- Steven Perez
And I took these courses back when America's fragmentation was not as pronounced as it is today. I can't imagine what the experience of teaching students about civics is like in a world with Fox News and Rush Limbaugh blaring in the kids' other ear.
- Steven Perez