Posted on 02/08/2010 8:30:33 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
Investigating the roots of the Obama birthplace conspiracy theory, John Avlon—author of Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe Is Hijacking America, available now on Beast Books—uncovers the first Birther and finds she's a Hillary Clinton supporter also implicated in Dan Rather's exit from CBS.
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Here are my thoughts on voting.
You must be born in the United States, and reside in the United States.
You must be legally employed, and a registered tax-payer.
You must own, or be in the process of owning, a home.
You must be able to speak and read the English Language.
The ‘exception’ is military service, as far as residence and home ownership.
That mostly works for me.
Though there are a lot of urban areas where there are more renters then homeowners. For example if I got transfered to New York City I seriously doubt I would buy, I would rent.
I don’t think I should lose my franchise for that personal economic decision.
To me working, earning a living is the primary characterisitc to emphasize.
Though what about retirees where the majority of the income coems from social security?
BTW Its Lieutenant not Lt. Lieutenant is his first name, not a rank.
I would consider renting to be equal to purchasing. After all, you are just paying the bill for someone else who is purchasing, and it is considered ‘a home’ for you.
Retirees have the ‘proof’ that they did have a job, and are taxpayers, so they still would qualify.
I know the whole concept can get really messy in the details.
I was just proposing some basic guidelines and the final outcome would involve a lot of ‘exceptions’. Nothing is ever as simple as we would like it to be.
I know.
All I did was copy and paste from the original article.
That mistake belongs to the source, not me.
Why do liberal/progressives have that much arrogance to call conservative patriots “wingnuts?” I have heard Mark Harmon say that line on NCIS. It’s so rediculous.
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