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re: Why should everyone be allowed to vote?
Posted on 5/7/15 at 5:31 pm to reggierayreb
Posted on 5/7/15 at 5:31 pm to reggierayreb
State is directly responsible for the White Citizens Council.
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Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:24 pm to Papplesbeast
quote:I have my professional engineering license, yet apparently I wouldn't be able to vote.
If you don't know that the primary source of the Sun's energy is the fusion of hydrogen, you're too dumb to vote.
I would be ok with some kind of test that proves they know who they are voting for. Or they have to answer some multiple choice questions about a lot of the topics and depending on their answers, they get results showing a compatibility percentage of all of the candidates. Could possibly help get rid of the two party system if people actually know they think along the same lines as some of the 3rd party candidates.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:56 pm to MSUbulldogs03
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educated man?
Dogmatically trained, you mean.
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Being able to vote should be a privilege and not a right.
That defeats the purpose.
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You should be asking these -- why do two parties control the entire election process. They in fact own the organization that runs the debates.
Why are really rich people and huge corporations deciding who we can choose from?
Since these same rich people and corporations own the media, why should I believe anything they tell us?
I'll stop there.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 7:49 pm to UMRealist
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They shouldn't.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 8:21 pm to reggierayreb
How would that be gerrymandering? It would make every vote at least educated, and every vote would at least have some benefit towards society.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 8:27 pm to MSUbulldogs03
I would be a fan of removing the R or D (I,L, etc) the ballot and the candidate submitting a questionnaire that is by their checkbox explaining their platform
Then if the candidate violates anything they submitted they will be ineligible for reelection.
Lofty goal, but I think it'd be interesting.
Then if the candidate violates anything they submitted they will be ineligible for reelection.
Lofty goal, but I think it'd be interesting.
This post was edited on 5/7/15 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 5/7/15 at 8:28 pm to MSUbulldogs03
Male property owners only.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:50 pm to MSUbulldogs03
If you receive government assistance in any way, it should forfeit your eligibility to vote. Let's call it common sense.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 10:26 pm to MSUbulldogs03
Everybody should be allowed to vote but, votes should be given out in merit fashion due to economic standing, volunteer service as an example.
Nancy who owns a business and contributes time and resources in her community should hold more votes than Tyrone who doesn't work and plays domino's all day on the public dole.
Nancy who owns a business and contributes time and resources in her community should hold more votes than Tyrone who doesn't work and plays domino's all day on the public dole.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 7:22 am to Landmass
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If you receive government assistance in any way, it should forfeit your eligibility to vote. Let's call it common sense.
Pell grant? Student loan? Government contract?
Only about 57% of eligible voters turn out and you dumb fricks want to suppress that further?
Posted on 5/8/15 at 7:48 am to MSUbulldogs03
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Being able to vote should be a privilege and not a right.
It should be a right that is earned by activity. My grandfather suggested after high school for a year or 2 every american should have to earn the right to vote by doing one of these 3 things to encourage better citizenship.
#1 Serve in the US military (not just reserve but boot camp then duty around the US and world)
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#2 Peace Corps or similar equivalent where you must spend a year or 2 overseas seeing how the rest of the world lives and some of the most crisis places in need of volunteer aid
OR
#3 Peace Corps equivalent in the US where kids would help inner city issues or possibly work in impoverished rural areas or possibly native reservations in rebuilding the bottom end of the american life
I like that Mormons have to serve 2 years in mission work but as the US protects independent religious freedom it should not encourage any single faith with such a program.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 7:50 am to Roger Klarvin
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If someone doesn't have any valid form of ID and can't read they shouldn't be allowed to vote. I don't give a shite if they are black or not. The fact that more blacks meet that criteria than other groups is irrelevant.
I thought the liberals told us the ID thing was a ploy against illegal immigrants
Posted on 5/8/15 at 7:51 am to Papplesbeast
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If you don't know that the primary source of the Sun's energy is the fusion of hydrogen, you're too dumb to vote.
Quit acting like you didn't just learn this on cosmos last night, baw.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 7:55 am to MSUbulldogs03
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Does it not make sense that the educated and successful people in society would be capable of voting in the best person to lead our country?
That's a nice theory, but I'd say it's full of holes. Being well educated doesn't mean you can predict the future, i.e. who is going to lead our country best, and all of the candidates say the same shite so you can't really differentiate them up front.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 8:04 am to Person of interest
Here's my proposal to clean up elections:
Only real live persons can contribute to campaign funds. No PACs, no corporations - actual persons only.
But the biggest thing to clean them up would be only people registered to vote in that election can donate to the campaign. That would get rid of the George Soros' of the world dumping money into a Congressional race and buying a seat in an election they are not even a resident of.
Only real live persons can contribute to campaign funds. No PACs, no corporations - actual persons only.
But the biggest thing to clean them up would be only people registered to vote in that election can donate to the campaign. That would get rid of the George Soros' of the world dumping money into a Congressional race and buying a seat in an election they are not even a resident of.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 8:13 am to TbirdSpur2010
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I thought the liberals told us the ID thing was a ploy against illegal immigrants
Actually, they told us that it was a ploy against blacks. We would have voter ID laws in every state if the liberals had said it was a ploy against illegal immigrants.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 8:41 am to Vols&Shaft83
So no one is down for the citizenship test?
It is the most practical and logical, and would knock out a lot of people from your other suggestions.
It is the most practical and logical, and would knock out a lot of people from your other suggestions.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 8:51 am to MSUbulldogs03
Take away my right to vote? Fine. But don't ask me to pay taxes or be bound by the laws of a nation that denies me a say so in these affairs. I get to live tax-free, outside the law.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 9:05 am to MSUbulldogs03
Waka Flaka Flame was going to run for president this year except he does not meet the age requirement.
This terrifies me. I guarantee you the majority of high school and college kids would vote for him out of humor but this is not good. Any crazy celebrity could run and have the idiot youth vote for him
This terrifies me. I guarantee you the majority of high school and college kids would vote for him out of humor but this is not good. Any crazy celebrity could run and have the idiot youth vote for him
Posted on 5/8/15 at 9:15 am to circlerebel17
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Any crazy celebrity could run and have the idiot youth vote for him
Absolutely. No more Ronald Reagens, please.
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