Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: VerySadAmerican

If owning a home was required to vote then a large portion of the population
wouldn’t qualify. Now that may not be all that bad.


28 posted on 08/29/2014 9:59:40 AM PDT by deport
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | View Replies ]


To: deport

I think it was Hamilton to wanted land ownership to be required to vote. In fact, I think it was originally “life, liberty and the pursuit of land”.

I think homeownership should be required at least to vote on property taxes.


56 posted on 08/29/2014 11:51:39 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Liberals were raised by women or wimps. And they're all stupid.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies ]

To: deport
If owning a home was required to vote then a large portion of the population wouldn’t qualify. Now that may not be all that bad.

The founders thought it was an excellent idea. You could not vote if you did not own property. Pretty simple idea and effective for keeping a republican government. As old Ben Franklin said to that woman, "A republic madam, if we can keep it."

57 posted on 08/29/2014 12:23:43 PM PDT by mc5cents ("Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God." - Thomas Jefferson)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson