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To: Taro who wrote (255780)	10/17/2005 12:59:25 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1572713

Hi Taro, RE: "Assuming that most people have no clue what stem cells are let alone what stem cell research is... how could common [person] possibly cast his [or her] vote about this?" No different than how people vote for Presidency. People that are totally clueless (because they are too busy, etc.) vote all the time, so why would you expect this to be any different? I would argue that we need to revamp our entire voting system as follows: 1. put the voting system online 2. people must be presented with facts and data, before clicking "Next" to vote 3. people must pass a short quiz on their knowledge for the topic before they can click "Next" to vote 4. then they get to vote. Advancement has always been dragged down by the slowest common denominator. This needs to be fixed by extending rights to all those people that take initiative to educate themselves on a matter. If you don't pass a basic test on the topic that's to be voted, you can't vote on that particular topic. Age shouldn't be a factor, knowledge should be. Regards, Amy J

To: Taro who wrote (255780)	10/17/2005 3:52:13 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572713

Assuming that most people have no clue what stem cells are let alone what stem cell research is all about and which possible results and/or consequences we could expect from extensive research in same area, how could common man possibly cast his vote about this? Well the above assumption is wrong. I summarized in two sentences what stem cell research is for and what stem cells are, and I have zero education on the topic. Why do you assume the average voter knows nothing about it?