Liz, By disagreeing with my hairbrained scheme, you have proven yourself worthy of voting (maybe). I am also half joking when I offer such an option, however I am also half serious and believe that thinking about such things can be productive.
On Aug 30, 1:40 pm, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know. This kind of idea makes me uncomfortable. I joke and all, > but I wonder if many of my relatives would have been allowed to vote. Most > of them are/were ignorant on most issues and uneducated in general. On one > hand, I don't want jerks screwing up the world for the rest of us by voting > for assholes, but I don't like the idea of denying opportunity to people, > even if they act like idiots sometimes. > > I don't know. I would be glad to be given a shiny red robe and be placed > by the voting machine, and then if I didn't like the person who walked up to > vote, I would stop them in their tracks and yell, "No vote for you!" and > send them on their way. That's the only way I can see in this moment that I > would trust any system to choose who could or could not vote! If I were the > decider! :-) > > Liz > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Isparklaria > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 1:30 PM > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > Subject: Re: The Future for a non secular State. > > I would image that some reasonably accurate and objective test could > be set up to determine who is going to vote based on party or > religious loyalty and who has taken some time to examine the issues. I > would also imagine that some reasonably accurate and objective test > could be set up to determine whose mind is so close that they will not > examine new and meaningful evidence. > > On Aug 30, 1:06 pm, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well I believe that I for one am completely capable of making the decision > > as to who can be allowed to vote and who cannot, and I would be glad to > take > > such a burden of responsibility off the shoulders of others. Don't worry > > about a thing. I'll know who's worthy when I hear them. I think Michael > > and I are on the same page here. > > > Let us help you... :-) > > > Liz > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > ornamentalmind > > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 1:01 PM > > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > > Subject: Re: The Future for a non secular State. > > > " My answer to the this problem is simple. England and the United > > States for that matter should take away the voting rights from people > > who are obviously not thinking for themselves. This would include > > nearly all religious fundamentalists as well as others who are overly > > infected with any powerful memes." - Michael > > > Yes Michael! Of course, *I* would include all of those who are > > infected with the meme that one group can accurately determine who is > > and who is not thinking for themself! INEQULITY for all! :-) > > > On Aug 30, 10:36 am, Isparklaria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > My answer to the this problem is simple. England and the United States > > > for that matter should take away the voting rights from people who are > > > obviously not thinking for themselves. This would include nearly all > > > religious fundamentalists as well as others who are overly infected > > > with any powerful memes. > > > > On Aug 30, 11:29 am, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1050165/Muslim-council-chiefs... > > Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
