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Earning the Vote
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RE: Earning the Vote
November 7, 2023 at 2:13 pm
(November 7, 2023 at 7:04 am)arewethereyet Wrote: It seems to me that making people earn the vote would take away from the vote being a true cross-section of the population.

Who gets to decide the requirements?  Whoever is in charge of that can lead the vote toward what they want.

Being a legal citizen and having reached a certain age seems to be non-arbitrary enough.

Historically in the USA, adding requirements to voting has been done for the purpose of disenfranchising minority voters. Poll taxes, literacy tests, etc. I'm extremely skeptical for that reason.
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Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 4:00 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 7, 2023 at 4:25 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 4:26 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 7, 2023 at 4:33 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 4:51 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 7, 2023 at 5:12 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 5:15 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 7, 2023 at 5:19 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 7, 2023 at 9:14 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by no one - November 7, 2023 at 4:26 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 4:51 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by brewer - November 7, 2023 at 9:09 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 7, 2023 at 5:30 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 5:35 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by no one - November 7, 2023 at 5:47 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 5:50 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 7, 2023 at 6:26 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by no one - November 7, 2023 at 6:17 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 6:31 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 7, 2023 at 6:37 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by h4ym4n - November 7, 2023 at 6:44 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 6:49 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 7, 2023 at 7:02 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by arewethereyet - November 7, 2023 at 7:04 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Jackalope - November 7, 2023 at 2:13 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 7, 2023 at 2:26 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Jackalope - November 7, 2023 at 2:34 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 7, 2023 at 3:46 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Jackalope - November 7, 2023 at 5:06 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 7, 2023 at 5:34 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 7, 2023 at 9:15 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 7, 2023 at 11:27 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 7, 2023 at 12:14 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Silver - November 7, 2023 at 12:58 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 7, 2023 at 1:09 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 7, 2023 at 3:05 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 7, 2023 at 3:11 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 7, 2023 at 5:31 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Valkyrie - November 7, 2023 at 5:34 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 7, 2023 at 7:04 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 7, 2023 at 8:18 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Angrboda - November 7, 2023 at 9:22 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ravenshire - November 7, 2023 at 8:10 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Angrboda - November 7, 2023 at 9:24 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Pat Mustard - November 8, 2023 at 2:50 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ravenshire - November 8, 2023 at 8:03 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 8, 2023 at 11:24 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 8, 2023 at 1:29 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 7, 2023 at 8:31 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 8, 2023 at 9:32 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 7, 2023 at 8:33 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 8, 2023 at 3:28 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 8, 2023 at 3:44 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 8, 2023 at 6:27 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Pat Mustard - November 8, 2023 at 2:51 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 8, 2023 at 3:53 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 8, 2023 at 4:06 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Pat Mustard - November 8, 2023 at 2:51 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 8, 2023 at 6:39 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 8, 2023 at 6:59 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 8, 2023 at 7:18 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 8, 2023 at 11:28 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 8, 2023 at 12:09 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 8, 2023 at 12:42 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 3:52 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 9, 2023 at 6:22 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 6:31 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 9, 2023 at 6:43 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 8, 2023 at 11:57 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 8, 2023 at 12:07 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by arewethereyet - November 8, 2023 at 12:11 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 8, 2023 at 12:29 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2023 at 12:35 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 8, 2023 at 12:45 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2023 at 12:47 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2023 at 12:51 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 8, 2023 at 1:07 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Angrboda - November 8, 2023 at 1:31 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Mister Agenda - November 8, 2023 at 1:33 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2023 at 1:41 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Angrboda - November 8, 2023 at 1:49 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 8, 2023 at 2:01 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Pat Mustard - November 8, 2023 at 1:50 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 8, 2023 at 2:07 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2023 at 2:28 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2023 at 7:18 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 9, 2023 at 9:33 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 6:49 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 9, 2023 at 6:54 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 7:00 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 9, 2023 at 11:49 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by no one - November 9, 2023 at 7:21 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 7:29 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ravenshire - November 9, 2023 at 10:08 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by no one - November 9, 2023 at 9:24 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 9:30 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by arewethereyet - November 9, 2023 at 9:53 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 10:41 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ravenshire - November 9, 2023 at 11:02 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 11:05 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ravenshire - November 9, 2023 at 11:24 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 11:34 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ravenshire - November 9, 2023 at 11:54 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 12:13 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ravenshire - November 9, 2023 at 12:34 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 9, 2023 at 4:06 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 12:06 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 9, 2023 at 1:06 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 9, 2023 at 12:39 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 9, 2023 at 12:44 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 9, 2023 at 12:47 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 9, 2023 at 12:52 pm

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