To: Las Vegas Ron
... but didn't you have to be a property owner at that time to vote?I know that this was true in Maryland in the past. It was probably the case in other states too.
My only problem with restricting suffrage to property owners is that there are plenty of high income people who pay a lot of taxes who do not own property.
19 posted on
11/16/2008 7:28:11 AM PST by
pnh102
(Save America - Ban Ethanol Now!)
To: pnh102
My only problem with restricting suffrage to property owners is that there are plenty of high income people who pay a lot of taxes who do not own property.Agreed. Voting should be limited to people who actually pay income taxes, but we all know that would never fly
23 posted on
11/16/2008 7:36:54 AM PST by
Las Vegas Ron
(((The hell with buckling the seat belts - Load the guns!)))
To: pnh102
My two criteria for voting or holding public office: you must a.) have served in the military (no non-vets or currently serving troops) and b.) be a net tax-PAYER (no government employees or welfare/bailout recipients... net tax EATERS).
70 posted on
11/16/2008 1:06:40 PM PST by
dcwusmc
(We need to make government so small that it can be drowned in a bathtub.)
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