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I'd go for that. Also, I'd even say we have black people pay 3/5 of the usual tax rate. When the ... BlueJazz Aug 2015 #1
sounds good to me Fast Walker 52 Aug 2015 #2
Ah, another outrageous person sucking all the oxygen out of the room. The last thing we need! reformist2 Aug 2015 #3
This is idiotic oberliner Aug 2015 #4
Yep 840high Aug 2015 #28
I agree, all living slaves votes should count as 5/3... pipoman Aug 2015 #5
This should have been in The Onion. Ace Rothstein Aug 2015 #6
This belies "Blacks are equal" romanic Aug 2015 #7
I'm of slave decent. You see, I'm part Irish and Irish people were enslaved by British overlords Hoppy Aug 2015 #8
It would foster unprecedented resentment and would splinter the democratic party Orrex Aug 2015 #9
+1 FLPanhandle Aug 2015 #17
Not the first time this silly notion has been trotted out. WillowTree Aug 2015 #10
But Native Americans still would only get a single vote. Nye Bevan Aug 2015 #11
We need to create some sort of registry XemaSab Aug 2015 #12
How do you decide WHICH blacks? brooklynite Aug 2015 #13
Plus. What would be the fraction for people of mixed race? Doingto Aug 2015 #20
Ludicrous proposition IDemo Aug 2015 #14
And what if you're half black? Iggo Aug 2015 #15
No, that would be absurd. Nye Bevan Aug 2015 #21
Ah-ha! I have been mathenated. Iggo Aug 2015 #23
Lmao romanic Aug 2015 #30
Any such proposal would turn the entire country bright red FLPanhandle Aug 2015 #16
It's an interesting thought experiment. hunter Aug 2015 #18
Yeah the responses seem weird to me too gollygee Aug 2015 #31
As revenge for not letting women vote for a long time... Doingto Aug 2015 #19
Would Caitlyn Jenner get to vote? (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2015 #22
huh, I thought this would get a better reception Fast Walker 52 Aug 2015 #24
Somthing like 90% of folks TeddyR Aug 2015 #26
Would cause a civil war LittleBlue Aug 2015 #25
you can't get to equality with more (albeit different) discrimination Taitertots Aug 2015 #27
Stupid shit when it was posted on Saturday, too. n/t X_Digger Aug 2015 #29
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