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To: Capt. Tom
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." -- Winston Churchill

Actually the founders didn't foresee universal sufferage . There were qualifications left to the states to decide

Problem is TOO many people have the right to vote
27 posted on 03/16/2002 2:13:33 PM PST by uncbob
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To: uncbob
Actually the founders didn't foresee universal sufferage . There were qualifications left to the states to decide
No doubt about that.

If you notice Winston C is talking about a democracy. The founding fathers were smart enough to stay away from democracy and go to a Representative Republic with restrictions on who was going to have the right to vote. -Tom

37 posted on 03/16/2002 2:29:00 PM PST by Capt. Tom
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To: uncbob
Actually the founders didn't foresee universal sufferage . There were qualifications left to the states to decide.

Problem is TOO many people have the right to vote.

I believe that Dr. Keyes believes in women's suffrage.

I'm not absolutely positive about that, though.

41 posted on 03/16/2002 2:33:26 PM PST by humbletheFiend
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