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Originally Posted by politicophile
Our government is founded on the principle that, although the rulers should serve at the consent of the governed, the governed should not get their way when they are not representing their own best interests. Therefore, disenfranchising the least educated voters would be in keeping with the spirit of the United States.
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If this is your reasoning, then I assume you would be favor of those who fail your little test getting a free pass on taxes too... After all, we live in a constitutional republic that exists because people thought they shouldn't be taxed without representation in parliament. The reasoning went that if you couldn't vote for a parliamentary representative then taxes should not be levied. THAT is the spirit of the founding of the United States.
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Last edited by ubertuber; 08-01-2005 at 09:24 AM..
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