"I don't want everybody to vote."

[eaglesfanintn]

18. This is why

they are working so hard to pass laws making it harder to vote. They'd bring back the poll tax if they could.
We are, as a whole, a nation of pretty smart people. Why we can't come up with ways that get a greater percentage of our citizenry out to vote is beyond me.
It's interesting that in many polls you see things like people in favor of gay marriage, in favor of legalizing marijuana, pro-choice and in favor of many (if not all) of the pieces of the Affordable Health Care Act. But, when it comes to who shows up at the polls, it's a different story.