Tea Party Nation President Says It ‘Makes A Lot Of Sense’ To Restrict Voting Only To Property Owners (military, dictators)

[psychofan]

ThinkProgress » Tea Party Nation President Says It ‘Makes A Lot Of Sense’ To Restrict Voting Only To Property Owners

Wow. Amazing.

[Bily Lovec]

hey
he stole my Idea.

Ive been saying that for years.

oh, go ahead and attack me for saying that, but keep in mind Im setting you up for embarrassment so chose your answer carefully

[ovcatto]

Originally Posted by Bily Lovec

hey
he stole my Idea.

Ive been saying that for years.

oh, go ahead and attack me for saying that, but keep in mind Im setting you up for embarrassment so chose your answer carefully

If you think that it is wise and prudent to disenfranchise the majority of men and women serving in the military please, be my guest, embarrass me.

[dcsldcd]

I am part of a Tea Party and have never heard of Tea Party Nation so the only people he speaks for is himself. The idea of only property owners getting to vote is nuts.

I would be for supporting PROOF you are an American citizen to vote.

[TruthBTold2U]

Then after that we could get rid of the women and minorities that own property!!!! Little steps, little steps.

I say it should be everybody who is employed.

[Oerdin]

This is the typical "they don't vote the way I want so let's take away their right to vote" nonsense.

[lifelongMOgal]

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years."
— Alexis de Tocqueville

^^^What about this is untrue all you big government Progressive posters? Is this not where we are now? Are you whining because the election of Tea Party candidates temporarily slowed the rate at which Dictatorship will be reached?

[scarlet_ohara]

Originally Posted by psychofan

ThinkProgress » Tea Party Nation President Says It ‘Makes A Lot Of Sense’ To Restrict Voting Only To Property Owners

Wow. Amazing.

I wouldn't necessarily be opposed to this. It might be the incentive some require to succeed and become property owners.

Realistically, folks who don't own property are much less knowledgeable of what they are voting for/against, IMO.

Alternatively, test voters and certainly require proof of citizenship.

[texdav]

Witht eh polical cli9mate and so mnay who pay for nothing;having some skin in the game is never a bad thing. if you want it ;you should be willing to pay for part of it.