A practically unlimited franchise is, to Progressives, also the means to an end – social justice. In addition, when an action is practically unlimited, when there are few limitations, over time the action becomes an assumed right. Rather than serve as the means to a just end, Progressives (with lots of help from Scotus) have warped an expansive franchise into a right that supersedes all others, including legislative law making.
To the Framers, consent of the governed in the form of a limited right to elect reps to the House comprised a just means to a desired end – free government. The limited franchise is both a right and the means to an end – free government.
To Progressives, an ever-expanding right for one and all to vote for unencumbered rulers is the just means to an unjust end – social justice. Everyone, citizen and illegal alien alike, have a nearly unlimited franchise right, which is the necessary means to a despotic end. The unlimited franchise is a right superior to others, as well as the means to an end – despotic government.
Outside of that, eventually, the technology and law will be there for *every body* to cast a vote, be it electronically, by mail, by proxy or by being able to go physically
If Republicans can't win with every single citizen voting, they are utter history.
Yeah, back in the ‘good old days (to some) mere gender, race, or finances could exclude a person, but that's gone, ain't never coming back.
I would expect for voting to be both available online and actually required in 20-30 years. Adapt or die.
Eventually it will be 100%.
“To the Framers, consent of the governed in the form of a limited right to elect reps to the House comprised a just means to a desired end – free government. The limited franchise is both a right and the means to an end – free government.”
All to help prevent the tyranny of the majority (one man one vote pure “democracy”), and nothing is worse for a republic than the tyranny of a largely uninformed/misinformed politically indoctrinated majority.