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Originally Posted by Jackie S
Joe, that is a pretty slippery slope. Denying any citizen the right to vote is contrary to all of our American principles.
I do not agree with those that have committed felonies being denyed the right to vote after they have fullfilled the requirements of their sentence. I have always thought this violated the "cruel and unusual punishment" clause in the Bill of Rights as laid out in the 8th Amendment, as well as double jepordy as laid out in thye 5th.
If a person pays his debt to society, he should become full and free citizen again.
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Yes it's a slippery slope. It's just so frustrating with these worthless liberal politicians promising people every imaginable benefit, esentially buying votes. If they were operating within constitutional limits they wouldn't be able to do it. By operating outside the Constitution the system has morphed into a defacto democracy instead of a constitutional republic. If we're left to majority rule with half the country paying no income tax we will loot the treasury. Of course it's not future tense; we have looted the treasury. The founders knew this would happen if the majority got what they wanted without limitations. Sixty five percent of the federal budget goes towards entitlement spending and it's going to get worse.
Denying the right to vote to welfare parasites is appealing to people who work hard and know they're being ripped off to support others who aren't willing to work. Practically speaking it would require a constitutional ammendment and that's not going to happen.
I'm not a Trekkie but there is a concept from a Star Trek movie that I think is a metaphor for America's predicament with deficit spending and debt. It's the way Captain Kirk beat the Kobayashi Maru. The concept is that, as part of Star Fleet training each cadet must deal with a scenario that can not be overcome: the Kobayashi Maru. The idea is to see how the cadet will deal with failure. Kirk dealt with it by essentially cheating and winning. He simply would not accept the concept that failure has to accepted in some circumstances. He found a way to win.
It seems to me that America's current economic predicament may be a Kobayashi Maru; there appears to be no plausible solution. We need leadership that will take bold action and not continue with business as usual. Just tweaking the system and fine tuning is not going to be enough. We need leadership with courage and vision. I don't think we need another Reagan; at this stage we someone of the caliber of Lincoln or Washington, someone that will find a way to win.
Taxation Without Representation
