The article, of course, refers only to “disabilities.” What is being referred to, I gather, is mental infirmity including retardation sufficient to have a person deemed incapable of conducting his own affairs and placed under the care of a guardian.
In the present climate, plain speaking is not permitted.
That said, I don’t know what the rules are in the U.S. Do we have classes of mentally disabled people who are barred from voting? Do guardians or caregivers routinely vote for them? I know that the democrats have long raced to nursing homes to get semi-sentient people voted absentee, but I really don’t know how the rules are spelled out in detail.
I live by Philly, and I’ve seen tons of retards voting...