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I'd also strip the vote from anyone on the gov't payroll or pension.

I receive a pension as a result of career Marine Corps service which included 3 trips to Vietnam. I would think that should qualify me to vote under the proposal of this thread. (Also served in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor.)

"I receive a pension as a result of career Marine Corps service which included 3 trips to Vietnam. I would think that should qualify me to vote under the proposal of this thread. (Also served in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor."

I thank you for your service. I enlisted in the National Guard myself during ODS. You're more than entitled to your pension, and to enjoy your retirement. And I'd agree that you should be able to publicly speak up for your cause if you feel that you or your fellow retirees are being mistreated in some way. But I'm not sure I'd agree that government pensioners of any kind should be voting. Anybody relying on taxpayers to pay their bills for them should not be able to vote themselves more-or-less directly a larger share of the public till, IMO.