Thousands Lose Right to Vote Under 'Incompetence' Laws

The Pew Charitable Trusts ^ | March 21, 2018 | Matt Vasilogambros

[Kalamata]

IMO, if/when the Globals ever regain control, this tool (and more) will be used to deprive conservatives of their voting "privileges".

[doug from upland]

Dems are experts at harvesting votes from those incapable of making decisions. They go to nursing homes and other facilities.

[virgil]

And convicted felons.

[dfwgator]

How Soviet.

[CodeToad]

If a person is incapable of taking care of themselves due to through mental issues, they should not vote.

[therut]

Yes they do go to Nursing Homes. Have seen this decades ago.

[Sacajaweau]

And the grave yard...

[Kalamata]

Whether a person is competent is a decision which could rest with persons in power who hold political views opposite of conservatives. I don’t believe for one minute that they wouldn’t use this as one tool to deprive conservatives of their voting rights.

[Seruzawa]

Psychiatry. The tool of tyrants.

[napscoordinator]

Problem is that with absentee ballots, nobody checks to see mental state. The ballot keeps coming to the house for years (I guess you have to reregister online every 3 years or so), but easily could be done by a caretaker as well as the ballot filled out. My neighbors husband fills out her ballot and she is clear as a bell but just doesn’t feel like doing paperwork. Luckily they are a Trump family, but still that could be a lucky coincidence. How many Democratic voters feel the same and have others fill out their ballots? I bet it is a million at least.

[Gay State Conservative]

There are individuals,and *groups* (or "classes") of individuals who,I believe,should not be allowed to vote.I base this opinion partially on my own experience as an administrator in a major hospital for 25+ years.During those 25 years I encountered more schizophrenics than I care to recall.

In addition to certain people with brain disorders or "developmental challenges" there are people who've been convicted of certain crimes and *types* of crimes.

[Bonemaker]

“If a person is incapable of taking care of themselves due to through mental issues, they should not vote.”

There would never be another democrat elected.

[Mariner]

No, this is a leftist effort to register the mental hospitals and the crazy to vote for their nurses.

[Bonemaker]

“But Americans often vote for candidates for vague reasons, such as liking someone’s hair or thinking the candidate would be nice to have a beer with...”

Or being black.

[usconservative]

Dems are experts at harvesting votes from those incapable of making decisions. They go to nursing homes and other facilities.

And cemeteries. Chicago & Cook County, IL are famous for that.

[dfwgator]

Like I always say, show me a picture of two candidates, and without knowing a thing about them, I’ll get the winner right at least 90% of the time.

[metmom]

In being declared “mentally incapacitated,” he joined tens of thousands of Americans with disabilities who every year lose their right to vote during guardianship proceedings, according to the California-based Spectrum Institute, an advocacy group for people with disabilities.

If someone is incapable of even something as basic as taking care of themselves for this reason, no way they are mentally qualified to vote.

I'm sure that's going to offend some, but otherwise, these challenged people will just be votes for whoever gets to them first.

They will be used to push agendas, not to exercise their right to vote.

[Afterguard]

So, citizens with minor mental imparment cannot vote but illegal aliens who cannot read, write, or even understand the spoken English language are good to go. Welcome to Progressive hell, everyone.

[Kalamata]

Of course, I agree with what you said. I think the danger is in who gets to classify who for reasons not obvious, as they did in the old Soviet Union.

[Kalamata]

What happened with Obama & Romney? LOL.