I am starting to think only federal taxpayers should be able to vote for the congress and the president.  That would stop all this voting for free stuff. 

I know who should NOT vote. Illegal immigrants, felons and people under 18. All things that Dims want btw.

Quote from: Mimsy on January 27, 2021, 11:45:25 AM
I know who should NOT vote. Illegal immigrants, felons and people under 18. All things that Dims want btw.

I would have minimum age requirements (not 18, more like 30), as well as a basic civic requirements.

 

Quote from: walkstall on January 27, 2021, 11:38:21 AM
I am starting to think only federal taxpayers should be able to vote for the congress and the president.  That would stop all this voting for free stuff.

Wow, almost sounds like taxation WITH representation.   Dems will never go for that.

Quote from: walkstall on January 27, 2021, 11:38:21 AM
I am starting to think only federal taxpayers should be able to vote for the congress and the president.  That would stop all this voting for free stuff.

I agree.  You should not only have to prove you are a taxpayer and citizen, but also prove you are who you claim to be.  Photo ID presented upon voting should be mandatory.

Quote from: Woofr on January 27, 2021, 01:05:22 PM
  I agree.  You should not only have to prove you are a taxpayer and citizen, but also prove you are who you claim to be. Photo ID presented upon voting should be mandatory.

This!!!

Buying votes should be outlawed (promising free stuff).

Property owners.

Quote from: Sick Of Silence on January 27, 2021, 11:54:25 AM
I would have minimum age requirements (not 18, more like 30), as well as a basic civic requirements.

There should be a test. Each vote would count in proportion to the score on the test.
The test would be a simple, objective, multiple choice, closed book test.

Here are the questions:

1 - Who is the current President?
2 - Who is the current Vice President?
3 and 4 - Who are currently your state's two Senators?
5 - Who is currently your U.S. Representative?
6 - Who is currently your state's Governor?
7 - Who is currently your state's Lieutenant Governor?
8 - Who is currently your State Senator?
9 - Who is currently your State Representative?
10 - Who is currently your county Sheriff?

(In Nebraska, 8 and 9 would be combined into one question, worth two points.)

It's a great idea, so we know it will never happen.

It would be entertaining to watch the Dems call the idea "racist"
because they would be calling Blacks "stupid."

Quote from: walkstall on January 27, 2021, 11:38:21 AM
I am starting to think only federal taxpayers should be able to vote for the congress and the president.  That would stop all this voting for free stuff.

If l had my way we'd have mandandory conscription which commences immediately upon graduation from high school. You'd get a choice either two years in the military or four years in a CCC like organization working on the nations infrastruce. Once your minimum period of service was fullfilled you'd be issued a voter ID card which woukd be required to vote in any election. Of course you'd have the choice of not serving but then you'd never have a voice in any election.
I have a better plan concerning taxes but that involves flat taxes and everyone earmarking the dollars they paid in directly and taking the book of blank checks away from that bunch of crooked asshole politicans paying to keep their asses in their seats with my money. If you paid in ten dollars then you'd get say so over ten dollars but if you pay in ten thousand then you get to dictate where and how ten thousand is spent. Before you tell me that could never work you first have to tell us what's so great and wonderful with our current mess. And by the way business would pay no taxes and they'd be barred from political contributions or any form of lobbying government in any way. No pay = no say. Besides we pay all the taxes either directly or indirectly anyway so we may as well see what it is.

No Taxation without Representation.....


No Representation without Taxation.....


So, yea, basically people who own property or at minimum, people who wave had a job for a year

Increase the age requirement.

Quote from: Sauce on February 01, 2021, 05:52:02 PM
No Taxation without Representation.....


No Representation without Taxation.....


So, yea, basically people who own property or at minimum, people who wave had a job for a year

I like it!!!!