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To: Sparta
Can we pass a new law?

A Pre-requisite for voting is prior military service, membership to an active ROTC unit with signed contracts, or membership in the Peace Corps.

29 posted on 12/27/2002 1:01:12 PM PST by PokeyJoe
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To: PokeyJoe
Other than being unconstitutional, sound idea.
31 posted on 12/27/2002 1:02:45 PM PST by Republic of Texas
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To: PokeyJoe
Re: A Pre-requisite for voting is prior military service, membership to an active ROTC unit with signed contracts, or membership in the Peace Corps.

Heinlein laid this out in Starship Troopers (The Novel, not the film.) in 1959. Make more and more sense as time goes by.

52 posted on 12/27/2002 2:04:27 PM PST by sonofatpatcher2
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To: PokeyJoe
Re: A Pre-requisite for voting is prior military service, membership to an active ROTC unit with signed contracts, or membership in the Peace Corps.

Heinlein laid this out in Starship Troopers (The Novel, not the film.) in 1959. Makes more and more sense as time goes by.

54 posted on 12/27/2002 2:04:38 PM PST by sonofatpatcher2
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