[Ohioan]

As to the suffrage issue, your position is, to me, unrealistic, elitest, and arbitrary. Any measurements of voting qualifications such as you mention would be arbitrary and subject to abuse.

Any electoral system is subject to abuse. But would you really rather continue the sort of farce that went on in 2000 in Florida, Wisconsin (multiple voting), Missouri (leaving the polls open longer in the Democratic stronghold) etc., than try to put a lid on incompetent and bought voting? And it seems to me that taking away the vote of anyone--at a particular level of Government--who takes a regular payment from that level of Government--especially if unearned--is the least arbitrary restraint you could have.

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[EveningStar]

Such a change would require bipartisan support. How would you convince Democrats that this was not anti-poor? Hell, I'm as Republican as one can get and I'm not convinced.

There will always be abuses. Many situations cannot be eradicated. But they can be made better - through vigilance rather than more laws.