Speaking of low voter turnout, our county recently had a vote on a tax
to pay for a new court house. The old one was built in the 30's, and
has been remodeled several times in the past. It could stand to have
some work done to it, maybe expand it a little. So, the vote for this
tax is to pay for tearing down the old one and building a new one. It
passed. Out of 50K registered voters in the county, less than 3000 voted.
LarryT wrote:
You wrote "Only land owners with a high school graduation B+ should be
allowed to vote"
Oh man, couldn't agree more! The Motor Voter law was a huge mistake
IMHO. If people can't be bothered to use a little energy to seek out
the Voter Registration Agency and become a registered voter then they
shouldn't be allowed to vote! Same with using a little energy to
find and visit a local voting booth on the appropriate day and cast
your vote for the person of your choice.
Making it so easy that it becomes a click of a mouse demeans the
process IMO. It's he most important thing we do to maintain democracy
and it doesn't need to be placed on automatic.
I dislike low voter turnout as much as the next guy but it's a
personal decision to vote/not vote. People must be made to appreciate
the things others have done to guarantee our right to vote. Just
adding names to the voter rolls doesn't make people realize the
importance of voting in general and *their* vote in particular.
LarryT
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