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Default What were they thinking ...

On Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:11:33 -0600, amdx wrote:

Can a democracy be saved by allowing only those that pay taxes to
support the government be allowed the right to vote?

If you can stir the pot...


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As the country was originally formulated only land owners, i.e., tax
payers could vote. It's probably way too late to turn the clock back
on that without some sort of coup d'etat however. As Dick Nixon said,
"You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube."
 
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