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Should voting be limited?
Posted on 4/24/21 at 10:48 am
Posted on 4/24/21 at 10:48 am
Should voting be limited to people who are contributing to, or have contributed to society?
Do you see voting as a privilege, or, as a right that is guaranteed by the constitution?
Do you see voting as a privilege, or, as a right that is guaranteed by the constitution?
Posted on 4/24/21 at 10:51 am to Cuz413
Voting should be limited to adults who have not been convicted of a felony, are of sound mind and can prove their identity.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 10:52 am to Cuz413
You just thinking about this?
Must not be on any government assistance to vote and can only vote on matters of property if you are a owner.
Must not be on any government assistance to vote and can only vote on matters of property if you are a owner.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 10:52 am to Cuz413
No. That is the worst idea. Voting, Owning a Gun, Private Property, etc. are Unalienable Rights from our Creator. Geeez. Just what we need is Nancy Pelosi deciding who is a contributor to society.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 10:52 am to Marquesa
quote:
are of sound mind
That filters out a bunch of white liberal bitches.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 10:55 am to Eli Goldfinger
Contributors of voting age should be the only ones voting.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 10:56 am to Cuz413
Good thought, but that ain't going nowhere!
Civil rights will pounce on that like a panther in heat!
Civil rights will pounce on that like a panther in heat!
Posted on 4/24/21 at 10:59 am to Cuz413
quote:
Should voting be limited?
No, but I certainly understand the question. With no stake in the game, the party is essentially over for the republic...
quote:
At about the time our original 13 states adopted their new constitution, in the year 1787, Alexander Tyler (a Scottish history professor at The University of Edinborough) had this to say about “The Fall of The Athenian Republic” some 2,000 years prior:
“A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.”
“The average age of the worlds greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:
From Bondage to spiritual faith;
From spiritual faith to great courage;
From courage to liberty;
From liberty to abundance;
From abundance to complacency;
From complacency to apathy;
From apathy to dependence;
From dependence back into bondage.”
Posted on 4/24/21 at 11:10 am to Cuz413
Voting should be limited to:
American citizens
18 years of age or older
No felonies
Can't vote if on welfare
Must be a tax payer
Must vote in person unless you're military stationed abroad
Must present a valid ID
Must vote on a paper ballot
Each voter will be given a copy of their ballot showing how they voted and will be allowed to cross check their vote online to make sure it was recorded correctly
Ballot harvesting will be illegal
To achieve this I would allow in person early voting for up to 3 weeks prior to the election.
Anyone caught trying to commit election fraud would receive a mandatory minimum 5 year prison sentence with no parole.
American citizens
18 years of age or older
No felonies
Can't vote if on welfare
Must be a tax payer
Must vote in person unless you're military stationed abroad
Must present a valid ID
Must vote on a paper ballot
Each voter will be given a copy of their ballot showing how they voted and will be allowed to cross check their vote online to make sure it was recorded correctly
Ballot harvesting will be illegal
To achieve this I would allow in person early voting for up to 3 weeks prior to the election.
Anyone caught trying to commit election fraud would receive a mandatory minimum 5 year prison sentence with no parole.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 11:12 am to Cuz413
Yes voting should be limited...to men. Most all our problems would be non-existent if there was no 19th A.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 11:18 am to BuzzSaw 12
quote:Some changes to yours.
American citizens
25 years of age or older unless in military.
No felonies
Can't vote if on welfare
Must be a net tax payer of at least $2000...
Posted on 4/24/21 at 11:34 am to BuzzSaw 12
Folks who say you can't vote if you don't pay taxes. Think that one through. If you're sitting on nest egg when you retire, you could possible not be paying taxes - if that money was taxed previously.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 11:37 am to Marquesa
Retirees sitting on a nest egg would be exempt.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 11:39 am to GREENHEAD22
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Must not be on any government assistance to vote
What’s your definition of government assistance? Farmers who take govt subsidies? People who have mortgages insured by the FHA?
Posted on 4/24/21 at 11:40 am to Cuz413
Voting - Not explicitly listed as a right in the Constitution but leftists declare it so and want no limits.
Arms - explicitly listed in the Constitution but leftists want to limit it to the point of non-existence.
I can't square these positions.
Arms - explicitly listed in the Constitution but leftists want to limit it to the point of non-existence.
I can't square these positions.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 11:40 am to Cuz413
Starship Troopers had the right idea.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 11:45 am to Cuz413
Aside from the elderly who are on Social Security, only net contributors to the Federal treasury should be allowed to vote in Federal elections.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 11:45 am to Marquesa
quote:
Folks who say you can't vote if you don't pay taxes. Think that one through. If you're sitting on nest egg when you retire, you could possible not be paying taxes - if that money was taxed previously.
while it's a good point, to play devil's advocate, how many bad decisions have we made to placate the one of the most consistent voting blocks? And how many problems stem from social security and the inability to do something about it because of that voting block.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 11:50 am to Freauxzen
Must have:
IQ > 90
18
Be able to name the following:
Current president and Veep
One US Senator and congress person from state of residence
State Governor
IQ > 90
18
Be able to name the following:
Current president and Veep
One US Senator and congress person from state of residence
State Governor
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