[TheForge] Stupid comments

Tue Apr 30 09:55:01 2002

Sort of. If they never owned land, then they would never have been
"enfranchised" in the first place.

I'd prefer everyone have a voting license, with a requisite test.
Then at least we'd have a chance that those voting would have a minimum level
of intelligence and a minimum level of knowledge on the issues.
Democracy is okay, but I definitely prefer this Republic we have.

(Personally, I have no problem with people I don't like voting.
I have only a slightly bigger problem with them voting in a way counter to the
way I do.
It only becomes a real when they do that and they outnumber me at the same
time.)

I'd love to continue, but I'm on a mission to go scope out some equipment.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 9:31 AM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Stupid comments

Sure, Roy.  Makes it so much easier to disenfranchise people!  A farmer or
rancher needs to have (own, preferably) land.  A chemist, like me, really
doesn't.  So why should I have to, just to vote?  A poll tax is more honest.
If that's the kind of democracy you want!

Democracy is democracy.  Everybody votes.  Even people you don't like.

Bruce
NJ