re: Why should everyone be allowed to vote?

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I get that we are all created equal. Black, white, yellow, red, we are all born equals, but we do not develop equally. Some people are better than other people. Why does the repeated convicted felons, sex offenders, drug abusing welfare leaches, and illiterate people's vote count the same as the every day citizen who actually benefits society in one way or the other?

How can someone who cannot even read the ballot be allowed to vote and count as much as a successful, educated man? 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?

Being able to vote should be a privilege and not a right.

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It seems like at a certain point, all pseudo-intellectuals reach this conclusion. And it's equally as stupid every time it gets presented. Just because someone is smart, that doesn't mean they are going to vote in any less of a utilitarian way, or that voting in our two party system takes any discernible amount of intelligence. People protect their own self interest, and that's the reason voting should ALWAYS be a right.