Graduation Year
Spring 2012
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Philosophy and Public Affairs
Reader 1
S. Andrew Schroeder
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Abstract
This thesis analyzes Jason Brennan's paper "The Right to a Competent Electorate," then critiques his argument in favor of restricting voting rights to those deemed competent. I consider the practical and ethical implications of testing for competence, then conclude, contrary to Brennan, that granting all citizens voting rights is more just than restricting the voting population.
Recommended Citation
Brody, Michelle, "Voting Rights and Wrongs: Philosophical Justification for Universal Suffrage" (2012). CMC Senior Theses. 418.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/418
