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  • dogtag
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2009
    • 14985
    #1

    They can vote even if they can't read the ballot ...

    I'm not sure if these kids can figure it out without help:
    I can imagine it would go like this:
    OK Billy, you put an X where the D is.
    D ?
    Oh for God's sake - It's like an O with a flat side.
    Which side ?
    Oh Jesus - the left side.
    Left ?
    Oh for Christ's sake - walks off mumbling.

    Washington, DC, could let 16-year-olds vote for president
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/washington-dc-could-let-16-olds-vote-president-130203700--election.html
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington, D.C., City Council is preparing to vote on a bill to lower the voting age to 16 for all elections, both local and federal.
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    • togor
      Banned
      • Nov 2009
      • 17610
      #2
      Say, how 'bout we use literacy tests to decide who is qualified to vote? Can't believe no one ever thought of that.

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        • Roadkingtrax
          Senior Member
          • Feb 2010
          • 7835
          #3
          Originally posted by togor
          Say, how 'bout we use literacy tests to decide who is qualified to vote? Can't believe no one ever thought of that.
          Sounds like a great idea.

          As a matter of fact, how about just pictures on a greasy Wafflehouse menu?
          "The first gun that was fired at Fort Sumter sounded the death-knell of slavery. They who fired it were the greatest practical abolitionists this nation has produced." ~BG D. Ullman

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            • Major Tom
              Very Senior Member - OFC
              • Aug 2009
              • 6181
              #4
              While in Army basic training there were troops who just couldn't figure out which foot was left or right. Then there was the drill sargent who always said "put ya right foots forward".

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                • clintonhater
                  Senior Member
                  • Nov 2015
                  • 5220
                  #5
                  Originally posted by togor
                  Say, how 'bout we use literacy tests to decide who is qualified to vote?
                  Should be the bare minimum requirement, though much improved with a test of American history & civics. But that's only if you believe that informed, intelligent, voters should be deciding the fate of the country. If you believe the ignorant, illiterate, senile, or retarded, can make wiser political choices, then eliminate all competency testing.

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                    • JB White
                      Senior Member
                      • Aug 2009
                      • 13371
                      #6
                      Those pesky Supreme Court rulings certainly have cramped our style. Bring Jim Crow out of retirement and reestablish the North American aristocracy. Only those who are considered literate, well educated (Only Ivy League grads need apply) and have property holdings in excess of $XXXX should be allowed to vote. While we're at it...only those of noble birth should be allowed to run for office. (tic)
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                        • clintonhater
                          Senior Member
                          • Nov 2015
                          • 5220
                          #7
                          Originally posted by JB White
                          Those pesky Supreme Court rulings certainly have cramped our style. Bring Jim Crow out of retirement and reestablish the North American aristocracy. Only those who are considered literate, well educated (Only Ivy League grads need apply) and have property holdings in excess of $XXXX should be allowed to vote. While we're at it...only those of noble birth should be allowed to run for office. (tic)
                          Ocasio Cortez couldn't have said it better. Possibly Al Sharpton could, but I wouldn't bet on it.

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