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>> I think that a person who will vote however he is told if there is a bottle of booze in it for him should not be able to vote.

This will always be a problem. The same with the mentally retarded, some of the elderly who have dementia or Alzheimer’s, spouses who are coerced, etc., etc.

We will never be able to eliminate this problem entirely. On one hand, I’m not too wild about drunk voting, but on the other hand, it’s like you said about the felons - better than an illegal or a dead person.

There are several problems with making a law against stupid people voting:
1. Where do you draw the line?
2. Who decides where the line is?
3. Who decides who is on which side of the line?
4. Who makes the tests?

Whenever there is such a law, you can bet 100% that the liberals will abuse the law and twist it beyond recognition in a way that favors them and disenfranchises conservatives.

If I were in charge of who gets to vote it would be based on citizenship along with past and current productivity. So if you’re working, you get to vote. If you’re retired and used to work you get to vote. If you’ve spent more of your life on welfare than you have working, you don’t get to vote. If you’re productive enough to buy your own booze, then I might not like your vote, but go ahead anyway.

[DungeonMaster]

There are several problems with making a law against stupid people voting: 1. Where do you draw the line? 2. Who decides where the line is? 3. Who decides who is on which side of the line? 4. Who makes the tests?

Whenever there is such a law, you can bet 100% that the liberals will abuse the law and twist it beyond recognition in a way that favors them and disenfranchises conservatives.

If I were in charge of who gets to vote it would be based on citizenship along with past and current productivity. So if you’re working, you get to vote. If you’re retired and used to work you get to vote. If you’ve spent more of your life on welfare than you have working, you don’t get to vote. If you’re productive enough to buy your own booze, then I might not like your vote, but go ahead anyway.

These are all very good points and they are things that have occurred to me too. The felon vote in particular. Imagine libs in charge where anyone who doesn't turn over his guns and put his kids in public school is a felon. Anyone who says anything against gays is a felon. It's very easy to have that kind of paranoia.