So we should disenfranchise welfare receipients huh?
The farmer who receives payments from the guvmint to NOT plant corn, wheat, soybeans, etc is on welfare. Let's disenfranchise the farmers.
Seniors receive welfare in the form of the prescription drug benefit. Let's disenfranchise the Seniors.
College students who recieve grants are on welfare. Let's disenfranchise college students.
Families who recieve child tax credits are on wefare. Let's disenfranchise couples with children.
Haz,
That statement infuriated me to the point I had to walk away this A.M. and settle down. When this country was founded only men of property were deemed worthy of casting a ballot. Women were denied the basic right to vote until the 2nd decade of the 20th century. Blacks were denied the right to vote in large sections of the good ole USA until the mid 1960s. The history of this nation for 200 years has been the fight to insure every citizen has the right to cast a ballot. People have been jailed and have given their lives so that all citizens may cast a ballot. I really hope you made that statement in the heat of the moment and that it is not your heartfelt postion.
If you are not contributing to society what right do you have to say how that society is governed ? If they want to vote let them get off their lazy a$$es and find a job. Just to get ahead of you here, I would exempt RETIREMENT pensions and MILITARY disability pensions, however, the rest of these people are leeches, THEY are a large part of the reason you pay high taxes, entitlement programs are a major burden on the taxpayer and help slow the economy. And I DON'T want to hear any of this "I'm disabled and can't work" crap, look at Stephen Hawking, he can't even move his own bowels, but provides for his family very nicely. Government hand outs leave the "welfare class" no incentive to do ANYTHING except vote for democrats who will give them more freebies. It also gives the socialists the chance to say "Well, since we are supporting you, we obviously know whats best for you." like Franklin said, "Those who would surrender liberty for security deserve neither."
Now please explain to me how racial discrimination against working blacks, or gender discrimination against working women has any relation to limiting the franchise to people who participate in society only by standing around with their hand out. In the early days of this country the right to vote was limited to property owners, as they were the source of jobs and investment capital, during the depression if you were on welfare (old timers called it being "on the town" ) you could not vote, buy tobacco, or alcohol. You seem to be mislead by the socialist "It's for the children" propaganda. Please think it through really hard, If possible read Larry Elders book 10 things you can't say in America, before you launch the blast I expect in return. And let me say now, I don't mean any offense, I just don't agree with you and I think your thinking may be clouded by the socialist propaganda we are ALL subjected to daily. It just happens that I have read a few books that put a differant interpetation on things which is why I suggested Elders book.
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