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Sprouts Farmers Market ✘
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« on: June 24, 2016, 11:48:10 AM »

Obviously yes. Added bonus is that it gets rid of the stupid left wing activists who haven't even graduated yet too.
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« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2016, 12:15:39 PM »

Obviously no.  Jesus Christ.  Why don't you just throw in a poll tax and a DNA test while you're at it?

Well, clearly the rise of fascism is OK so long as it happens democratically as the will of the people Smiley
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« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2016, 12:39:52 PM »
« Edited: June 25, 2016, 12:48:10 PM by Sprouts Farmers Market ✘ »

So my grandmother wouldn't be able to vote because she grew up in a time when going to college wasn't a prerequisite for getting a decent job or a social expectation for smart kids?

Well, preventing the elderly from voting is a good ulterior motive in all of this, yes! That may be the underlying variable after all.
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E: -4.90, S: 1.74

« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2016, 07:32:19 PM »

I concur with the sentiment of restricting suffrage to those with a modicum of foresight. However, given how college education these days is subsidized to ensure against a shortage of underwater basket weavers, a degree may not be the best representation of being intelligent enough to vote.

A property requirement is both a more direct measure of one's long-term interest and one with greater historical precedent.

Agreed, I'll settle for Ph.D.'s only.
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E: -4.90, S: 1.74

« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2016, 11:42:28 AM »

Guys, guys, this doesn't have to an either/or decision. We can raise the voting age to 21, have poll taxes, and have both college degree and property owning requirements! Grin

Moderate compromise! I love people like you (almost as much as I love the poorly educated!)
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« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2016, 12:58:20 PM »

No, although there should be a literacy test to vote.

HAHAHAHA, yes, I knew I could get someone!!!!! So much for my worst effort!
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