[Grovenet] (no subject)

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

I'm sorry to hear that Steven, and you have a valid point. 

And it's a much tougher issue than whether it's legal to require someone to
pay taxes to eligible to vote. 

Ron D'Eau Claire 

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Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 7:32 PM
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My mother suffered from dementia for five years. Yet she had the right 
to vote and got her ballots. To imagine a person who spends her days 
inspecting the shadows on the wall deciding who should be in office is 
shocking.
Could that have been an issue in Florida in 2000?

Deena wrote:
> Ron said: <snip>
> (1) Personally, I'd like to see the vote limited to those who have 
> completed High School, passed the same citizenship test anyone 
> immigrating passes, and who own property or who paid income taxes the 
> previous year.
>
> Ron, the second half of this sounds suspiciously like a poll tax. I'm
> sure you don't mean that that way, since that was declared 
> unConstitutional.  How could you implement this (even with the or) 
> and not disenfranchise a fair segment of the senior community? Those 
> who are dependent on Social Security and who no longer own real 
> property come to mind.
>
> Deena
>
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