Concerns raised over possible exploitation of mentally disabled voters

[Miborn]

Originally Posted by pch1013

How is this different from a preacher telling his flock to vote a certain way if they don't want to go to hell?

Because they are not voting for their flock

[ovcatto]

If the mentally challenged were to be restricted from voting who would be left to vote for Romney?

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

If the mentally challenged were to be restricted from voting who would be left to vote for Romney?

You do realize that the least informed and the least open-minded vote Democrat, right?

Surveys: Republicans more open-minded, better informed than Democrats

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by swagger

A real brainiac, that one.

[notasmoker]

Originally Posted by Miborn

This sort of thing happened in the 2008 election also....




Jimmy Green's stepdaughter had never voted before. The 57-year-old is mentally disabled, and Green said she doesn't understand the concept of casting a ballot.

But this week, she called her parents to say she had voted for President Obama. The care home in Fayetteville where she lives registered its residents to vote and drove them to the polls, Green said.


FayObserver.com - Concerns raised over possible exploitation of mentally disabled voters

Well, gee, which party would be the mostly likely to cut services for people with disabilities? But, somehow, only "conservatives" get to vote for their own best interests?

[London Girl]

Originally Posted by malamute

I think this kind of thing is more common than not. A very large number of below average intelligence people vote. They're told who to vote for and they do it.

Fox News tells them