On Oct 31, 11:52?am, wrote:
On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:39:08 -0700, Chuck Gould





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On Oct 31, 10:11?am, John H. wrote:

Or...nope, I didn't have my birth certificate. Your arguments lean toward
the absurd. They seem to support the 'no ID' philosophy which allows anyone
to vote, whether a citizen or not. I don't buy it.- Hide quoted text -

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Since there is no such thing as a "federal election," (citizens do not
directly elect any federal officials- except Senators and
Representatives from their individual states) there is no need for a
federal voter ID.

The smaller the government, the less of a threat it becomes to the
governed.

You mean like a one man dictatorship or a monarchy?- Hide quoted text -

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No, small also implies a limitation of power as well as the number of
people participating in the process of governing. Absolute
governments, such as a dictatorship or a non-constitutional monarchy
are enormous in their intrusion and power.

We had it about right during the Constitutional convention. We fairly
well perfected it with the Bill of Rights. It's gone gradually all to
heck since then. :-)