For
Citizens deserve competent and moral leaders.
Against
It could be used unfairly to exclude candidates.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“Its surprising to me that politicians, with as much responsibility and power as those positions command, don't have any form of competency testing.”
“An exam for politicians too, with answers published online and difficulty graded by the type of office.”
“Manipulation of the test could very easily be used to bar average people who have opinions dissenting from what corporations deem to be acceptable.”
“Requiring an exam could be seen as discriminatory, especially against those with limited formal education, violating the principle of equal opportunity.”