[American Constitutionalist]

I knew I was going to take a lot of flack over asking this question, but, it's just a question, and perhaps worth asking that's all.

How about ? only those who pay taxes and take a oath to protect the Constitution only be allowed to vote ?
Wouldn't you have to be a citizen to take a oath ?

[Melas]

Oaths are words. Anyone can repeat words back to you, and as of yet, the technology to determine if they really, really mean it, is not available. Furthermore, I’ve never subscribed to the Heinlein earn your citizenship model. Call me old fashioned and a romantic, but Heinlein’s idea pales next to the tried and true declaration of citizenship as a birthright.