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

On 11/17/2014 9:32 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

Some interesting facts regarding the US Constitution and the
status of the newly formed Union at the time:

When the Constitution was drafted and the founding fathers
debated, negotiated and finalized it's wording the total population
of the of the first 13 states was just under 4 million people.


The only people with the right to vote were male land owners.
Women, slaves, native Americans and males who didn't own land couldn't
vote. Native Americans didn't get voting rights until 1924.

Although an amazing document, it wasn't perfect and the founding
fathers recognized the need for future changes. The Constitution
has been modified by Amendments 27 times (including the Bill of
Rights that make up the first 10 amendments).

And then comes the downfall.

"once the democracy shows signs of prosperity, citizens vote themselves
generous bounties from the public treasury."

Can democracies be saved?

How do you prevent citizens from voting themselves generous bounties
from the public treasury?

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...

Mikek





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We could probably help it by simply requiring an ID to vote. Ah, but
the requirement for an ID is an 'infringement' on the rights of the
people. I forgot.

But wait, filling out forms, showing multiple IDs, paying fees,
getting fingerprinted...none of those are 'infringements'.

I've just gotta wake up.