Rep. Massa: "I will vote against the interests of my district"

[lupinus]

And they didn't "settle" on a unified standard for the suffrage. Certainly not in the Constitution.

Again, I never once said it was universal or unified.  I never gave specific "white land owning males" type examples either.  I stated there were standards.  Do I agree some of them were the best standards?  No, I do not.

Do I agree with the principle there should be standards in who is allowed to vote?  Absolutely.

[HankB]

But you can vote for fuel taxes, sales taxes, property taxes to molest them?

People on the dole - collecting welfare, food stamps, AFDC, etc. - are "paying" these taxes with what was MY money, before .gov took it!   

[MicroBalrog]

People on the dole - collecting welfare, food stamps, AFDC, etc. - are "paying" these taxes with what was MY money, before .gov took it!   

What about the people who simply earn below the tax treshold? My earnings are below the tax treshold now, should I not get a vote?

[lupinus]

What about the people who simply earn below the tax treshold? My earnings are below the tax treshold now, should I not get a vote?

If you don't pay taxes, sure, that's fine and dandy.  But if your means of support is an unearned handout, then no way in hell.

[Mike]

"We've gotten to the point where the only standard is breathing, let alone proving eligibility with identification"

In Chicago they don't even have that standard!

[lupinus]

"We've gotten to the point where the only standard is breathing, let alone proving eligibility with identification"

In Chicago they don't even have that standard!

You've got a point there....