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otis252

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20. How many votes does a veteran who gave both legs fighting for his country get?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 03:22 PM

Feb 2014

How many votes should the mother who lost her son in the service of his country get? Better yet, why don't we take away the vote of the gutless and give our police and firemen extra votes?

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Tom Perkins' big idea: The rich should get more votes [View all] highplainsdem Feb 2014 OP

Well, at least he didn't mention Kristallnacht this time KamaAina Feb 2014 #1

Does that mean your taxes will be public information then EC Feb 2014 #2

Hmm cvoogt Feb 2014 #3

It was just a matter of time KansDem Feb 2014 #4

This might get some wealthy people to pay taxes Renew Deal Feb 2014 #5

He has apologized for the Kristalnacht analogy, but did not distance himself... Nika Feb 2014 #6

He is going senile cosmicone Feb 2014 #7

Sympathy for the devil hibbing Feb 2014 #8

Well, now that you've seen the emperor's new clothes... albino65 Feb 2014 #9

It would be easier to make the richest person dictator. Coyotl Feb 2014 #10

Our country has already started down this path with Citizens United. Kelselsius Feb 2014 #11

I have been hearing this argument from the right lately apnu Feb 2014 #14

Interesting, so if an alien (legal or otherwise) buys some pants, pays over a $1 in taxes they vote? apnu Feb 2014 #12

I'm certainly no economist but it seems cheaper justhanginon Feb 2014 #13

The rich already own Congress. And fuck you Tom Perkins. Auggie Feb 2014 #15

Fanned! Rider3 Feb 2014 #16

Well the vote is bought everyday heaven05 Feb 2014 #17

Feel free to renounce your US citizenship, Mr. Perkins, and closeupready Feb 2014 #18

Citizen's United and the billh58 Feb 2014 #19

How many votes does a veteran who gave both legs fighting for his country get? otis252 Feb 2014 #20

My big idea: Bring back tarring and feathering. Salviati Feb 2014 #21

First step... Dopers_Greed Feb 2014 #22

What happens when the They_Live Feb 2014 #23

My idea: Guillotines are nice Tom Ripley Feb 2014 #24

Slow but thorough. aquart Feb 2014 #27

his money gets him a place in front. pansypoo53219 Feb 2014 #28

I was thinking just toss him over the GG bridge... fujiyama Feb 2014 #32

This remains me of the old voting rules in Northern Ireland happyslug Feb 2014 #25

It would be so great,if sadoldgirl Feb 2014 #26

Boy, they are running out of ideas, aren't they? ReRe Feb 2014 #29

Why is the media giving so much coverage to this idea? Dopers_Greed Feb 2014 #30

It may be . . . Brigid Feb 2014 #41

Talk like that is a test, the elite puppet masters are testing the American Voters Herself Feb 2014 #31

Standard Christian Dominionism* blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #33

Well, now we know now what his gang would bring to a Constitutional Convention struggle4progress Feb 2014 #34

Money is everything rlegro Feb 2014 #35

Just a logical extension of Citizens United. Thor_MN Feb 2014 #36

On a certain level, Chief Justice Roberts probably agrees,,, TomCADem Feb 2014 #37

Sick, isn't it? Thor_MN Feb 2014 #38

Perkins does realize . . . Brigid Feb 2014 #39

He sounds anti-American and doesn't really mackerel Feb 2014 #40