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
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03/16/2002 2:13:33 PM PST by
uncbob
To: uncbob
Actually the founders didn't foresee universal sufferage . There were qualifications left to the states to decideNo 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
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.
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