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A18
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« on: October 22, 2004, 08:10:48 PM »
Complete Disgrace.

This is good news for Democrats, but I still think we'll win that seat.
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« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2004, 08:21:06 PM »
In my system, an eligable voter would have to own 1/5 of an acre of land.

And by the way, that was for one branch of state legislatures. Not voting in general, which would be different.
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A18
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« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2004, 08:23:36 PM »
In my ideal system, only intelligent people would be allowed to vote. Republican landslide, 100%.
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A18
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« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2004, 08:25:18 PM »
There are intelligent PhDs. Are most PhDs intelligent? No.
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A18
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« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2004, 08:30:37 PM »
I think that says basically everything you need to know about PhDs.
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A18
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« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2004, 08:39:10 PM »
Isn't about accomplishments.
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A18
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« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2004, 08:42:31 PM »
Two billion people in the red state. One million in all the others.



Should those two billion be able to decide everything?
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A18
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« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2004, 08:45:53 PM »
They should be able to govern all that land, despite having no connection to it?
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A18
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« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2004, 08:54:19 PM »
I'm illustrating a political reality. You're correct that the U.S. Senate would block them. Doesn't work that way at the state level.

Pretend it's one big state, and the red area is one county.
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A18
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« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2004, 08:57:13 PM »
Because the right to rule does not come in numbers
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A18
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« Reply #10 on: October 22, 2004, 09:00:10 PM »
If you're in a community, you deserve some say

If you're not, shut up and mind your own business
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A18
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« Reply #11 on: October 22, 2004, 09:02:16 PM »
It's not a city's business what the rest of the land does
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A18
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« Reply #12 on: October 22, 2004, 09:06:06 PM »
The people as a whole pay to spread things like education throughout the state. So what?

House = Everyone
Senate = Landowners
Governor = 24

Millionaires subsidize poor people. I guess we should give everyone 1 vote per dollar they pay.
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A18
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« Reply #13 on: October 22, 2004, 09:08:59 PM »
Already posted it
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A18
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« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2004, 09:13:44 PM »
Everyone has double representation. It's called the executive branch. What's important are checks and balances.

House: people at large
Senate: landowners
Governor: 24 years old
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A18
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« Reply #15 on: October 22, 2004, 09:19:43 PM »
People who have never lived life out on their own shouldn't be given a say in the Executive branch.
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A18
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« Reply #16 on: October 22, 2004, 09:25:17 PM »
Didn't say no one has. I also didn't say everyone 24 has.

Most 24-year-olds have.
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A18
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« Reply #17 on: October 22, 2004, 09:29:35 PM »
No. I think that's what the requirement should be, but the rules don't change for me.

They have a say in the legislative branch. Anyway, it's only one gubernatorial election they're missing out on.
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A18
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« Reply #18 on: October 22, 2004, 09:37:09 PM »
No, you wouldn't have to own 1/5 on acre of land to vote. Just in one branch of the state legislature.
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A18
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« Reply #19 on: October 22, 2004, 09:39:29 PM »
So people outside of NYC could get less screwed

Alternate system: give everyone 1 vote for every percentage of their income they pay, mulitplied by three
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A18
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« Reply #20 on: October 22, 2004, 09:43:54 PM »
Millionares subsidize poor people.

I don't support slavery. But as long as they were there, they shouldn't have counted as a person (because they can't vote).
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A18
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« Reply #21 on: October 22, 2004, 09:49:40 PM »
You mean people working willingly for set wages?
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A18
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« Reply #22 on: October 22, 2004, 09:52:43 PM »
Point?
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« Reply #23 on: October 22, 2004, 10:15:59 PM »
Yes, except the ones that don't want to fund education
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