• Poayjay@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    It was a ballot initiative for an amendment. It was presented directly to voters. It was written so that voters could understand it.

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        7 months ago

        Not really, the average literacy rate in the U.S is ~7th grade. This isn’t just words, this is the ability to comprehend, remember, and critically think about what is read. Which is on average that of a 12 year old…

        Take 100 people and HALF of them are more literate than a educationally average 12 year old, the rest are LESS literate. That’s half of your voters…

        It’s a sad state of the U.S.