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To: WayneLusvardi

This lends support to one of my wacko ideas: That only the fathers in intact, two-parent famiies (with children) should be allowed to vote. Result: No Jimmy Carter, no Clinton, no Soetoro. And probably no Bushes, no Dole, and no McCain.


15 posted on 04/18/2009 2:01:45 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan (If Bishop D'Arcy finds out a priest is molesting kids, he will boycott the parish's Fall Supper!!!)
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To: Arthur McGowan
“That only the fathers in intact, two-parent families (with children) should be allowed to vote.”

That is an interesting idea, with absolutely no chance of being realized. Perhaps in a related vein, I've considered the following as a definition of an adult. An adult is financially independent (e.g. a taxpayer), successfully married, raising (or having raised) at least one child. Men and women both meet the definition. Only adults would have the franchise.

A possible additional criterion for voting would be to not be a government employee, or receive primary funding from government contracts. Members of the military would be excluded from this additional criterion. By the way, this would give a boost to the school voucher idea, and could change education, and the character of future generations.

17 posted on 04/19/2009 8:20:31 AM PDT by ChessExpert (The unemployment rate was 4.5% when Democrats took control of Congress. What is it today?)
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