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15. Voting is a good thing but ignorant voting is not

Sat Aug 24, 2013, 12:34 PM

Aug 2013

Not in favor of this, sorry. Other posters make good points too.

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I want to propose that in order to receive any government assistance whatsoever... [View all] jorno67 Aug 2013 OP

Heh. Lex Aug 2013 #1

No tkmorris Aug 2013 #2

Double No mimi85 Aug 2013 #14

And how many living on government assistance don't have the proper ID? winter is coming Aug 2013 #3

they didnt need to identify themselves to receive gov benefits? Demonaut Aug 2013 #4

The new voter ID laws tend to be more stringent. winter is coming Aug 2013 #10

+1000 Downwinder Aug 2013 #16

No n/t leftstreet Aug 2013 #5

Sorry, but no. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #6

Exactly! Glassunion Aug 2013 #7

Good idea. K&R gulliver Aug 2013 #9

no for reasons listed above dembotoz Aug 2013 #11

It is just as much a civic duty to vote as it is not to vote. Glassunion Aug 2013 #12

Voting is a good thing but ignorant voting is not steve2470 Aug 2013 #15

absolutely NOT, for all the reasons listed in various posts above. niyad Aug 2013 #17

I have a counter proposal. noamnety Aug 2013 #18

There's a minor matter of the Constitution. Yo_Mama Aug 2013 #19