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View Poll Results: Should only people with college degrees be allowed to vote?
Yes, that would be good for the country 7 13.21%
No, dumb people are people, too 46 86.79%
Voters: 53. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 11-04-2014, 01:32 PM
 
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Should only people with college degrees be allowed to vote?
I constantly hear people complaining that people that don't know anything about economy, democracy, etc. are voting and messing up the country.

What do you think of passing a law that says that only people with college degrees can vote
Would that make us a better country?
I can guarantee you that I, a working person without a college degree, is FAR more informed than most of the drones that are being churned out with degrees. I work, I pay my taxes, therefore I vote.
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Old 11-04-2014, 01:34 PM
 
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op, your poll is asinine although I do believe if you don't pay taxes, no skin in the game, if you are on the dole, you shouldn't vote. It's like allowing a 2 year old who are the center of their own world vote.
This has long been my wish.

Taxation without representation - those of us that are taxed are under-represented. If you don't pay taxes, you get a vote just like me. So therefore, I get taxed without the corresponding representation.
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Old 11-04-2014, 01:36 PM
 
Location: North by Northwest
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I can guarantee you that I, a working person without a college degree, is FAR more informed than most of the drones that are being churned out with degrees. I work, I pay my taxes, therefore I vote.
Also, the people who bother to go out and vote (especially in non-presidential elections) usually have the wherewithal to make some semblance of an informed decision.
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Old 11-04-2014, 01:41 PM
 
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Originally Posted by Dopo View Post
Should only people with college degrees be allowed to vote?
I constantly hear people complaining that people that don't know anything about economy, democracy, etc. are voting and messing up the country.

What do you think of passing a law that says that only people with college degrees can vote
Would that make us a better country?


some of the people with the most degrees
can not find their own butt with both hands!
what an arrogant proposal~~
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Old 11-04-2014, 01:44 PM
 
Location: Ohio
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Originally Posted by Dopo View Post
Should only people with college degrees be allowed to vote?
I constantly hear people complaining that people that don't know anything about economy, democracy, etc. are voting and messing up the country.

What do you think of passing a law that says that only people with college degrees can vote
Would that make us a better country?
The democrats will cheat, lie, steal, ANYTHING to try and keep their ideology alive, won't they? First you want to import illegals in to the country, and let them vote, then you want to encourage voter fraud by fighting any form of showing ID, now you want to only allow college educated people to vote. The left must be pretty desperate, eh? Sorry, I'm not buying it. I've met a lot of educated idiots. That expensive degree doesn't prove a thing......... All it proves is that you spent four+ years at a college, and that you're probably in debt.

PS
It was pretty obvious you weren't looking for a serious discussion when you listed one of the choices as "no, dumb people are people to"
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Old 11-04-2014, 01:45 PM
 
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lol, if you call being on welfare a rise .. that's funny.

Yes, I find it best to keep conservatives laughing.
It keeps them from acting like gorillas. Bouncing around some tasty, leafy bush on all fours, occasionally when intruded upon standing up and beating their chest. With great strength willing to cram something down your throat or up your backside should they perceive a threat to the only idea which is acceptable being the ones they have. The Great Silver Backs of what's good for me is good for you, but I want more of it and you need less. The King Kong of reason that treats the one little lady as the 1% of wealthy that will be defended at all cost. Job creation with increased defense spending until we crumble from the weight of intervention under our own bombs.
Don't get me started on liberals because they fair no better but the animal is different. No college degree is needed for voting when put upon by such animals to know where your real interest are.
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Old 11-04-2014, 01:48 PM
 
Location: Maryland
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Anyone should be able to vote for candidates, but only people who are subject to a certain tax should vote on that rate.
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Old 11-04-2014, 01:54 PM
 
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Anyone should be able to vote for candidates, but only people who are subject to a certain tax should vote on that rate.
Ahhh.....so apparently your argument (and others) is that the politicians aren't representing the wealthy well enough. got it.
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Old 11-04-2014, 01:56 PM
 
Location: Pacific NW
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No, only those who haven't been brainwashed in liberal bastions of so called higher learning should be able to vote.
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Old 11-04-2014, 01:58 PM
 
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Maybe I am dumb.......I did not go to college.

But, I have noticed many politicians go out of their way to talk to me.

Could it be money?????

No......I am to dumb.
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