Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!exodus!mhtsa!mh3bs!eagle!harpo!decvax!yale-com!scott From: scott@yale-com.UUCP Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: voting (semi-FLAME) Message-ID: <2951@yale-com.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Feb-84 01:24:22 EST Article-I.D.: yale-com.2951 Posted: Thu Feb 16 01:24:22 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 17-Feb-84 03:06:13 EST References: uiucdcs.5620 Lines: 22 Has it occured to anybody that there would be *huge* practical problems in changing the voting laws from the way they are now? Has it occured to anybody that such changes would violate the basic principles of democracy which are embodied in our constitution, and undoubtedly lead to the denial of the right to vote to the poor, minority groups, etc.? All this talk about requiring voters to demonstrate some knowledge of their government sounds *extremely* familiar... Does anybody remember the LITERACY TESTS?! The POLL TAXES!? All of which were used exclusively in the South to DENY BLACKS THE RIGHT TO VOTE!! That anyone could propose that rich people get proportionally more votes than poor people (!!!) because, having earned a certain amount of money (who ever said they earned it?!?!), they have proved themselves more capable and there- fore deserving of more votes (!!!!!) makes me VIOLENTLY ILL. Hmm, looks like this ended up being more of a flame than I thought it would. Anyone wishing to respond in kind is welcome, for these are... ...the asbestos-gloved fingers of... Walter Scott ...decvax!yale-com!scott