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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA
Anybody that can't handle getting a ^#$%^$#% photo ID isn't remotely fit to cast a ballot.
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Thank-you.
And I agree whole heartedly.
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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA
The largest single donwfall of the nation has quite possibly been the expansion of voting "rights" beyond anything the founders intended. (we can argue the criteria, but every vote beyond a small percentage simply brings us to being governed by the lowest common denominator ... universal suffrage is utter insanity)
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And then you took it to the far extreme. Way beyond my beliefs. But thats what I expect and one of the reasons you are so beloved..consistency.
I think every age, race, gender and socio-economic class should have equal rights to vote. I also think each should be required to pass a basic competency test. There is a whole bunch of stupid votes both sides. There are just as many R who simply vote R "just because" as there are the converse.
And then you get the interesting situations. I have a good friend and former college claassmate who is a state rep. His Dad was a many many year state rep in the same district.
A few years ago Dad promoted and son stepped right into his spot and was elected in a landslide. Only then did I learn that Dad had served for decades as a D. And son likewise was a D. Ive literally known these guys 20+ years. Neither is close to a liberal. SO over a glass of bourbon one night I asked why. The precinct is 70+% african american (Both of these dudes are white as loaf bread. Old fashioned low country SC plantation "white folk") and a R is un-electable. So they are D...despite their ideology not exactly matching up. Some how that has never been an issue in 30+ years.