[sawsalimb]

Joking aside,voting in this country is way too easy. If I had my way,nobody would be able to vote without showing a tax return. Why a tax return? To ensure that the people voting are the ones that are paying for what's being voted on.

[lelio]

While I like your idea on bringing in tax returns, it doesn't stop those that are already forging documents proving they are dead people. What's difficult about forging an IRS document? Its probably easier as you can download forms from the internet.
Maybe a day long ink mark on their hand? Then watch for massive sales of Oxi Clean in the weeks before the election.

[CurlyDave]

Joking aside,voting in this country is way too easy. If I had my way,nobody would be able to vote without showing a tax return. Why a tax return? To ensure that the people voting are the ones that are paying for what's being voted on.

I agree in principle, but we need to make it more stringent. The tax return should have to show that they actually paid taxes. Because of the "earned income credit" the IRS has become an arm of the welfare department giving out refunds that are larger than taxes withheld. Last I looked, they would even parcel it out in convenient monthly installments, just like the welfare check it is.

Criteria to vote should be either "paid taxes" or "active duty military".