Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site tty3b.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!we13!tty3b!mjk From: mjk@tty3b.UUCP (Mike Kelly) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: voting (more FLAME) Message-ID: <307@tty3b.UUCP> Date: Mon, 20-Feb-84 16:06:05 EST Article-I.D.: tty3b.307 Posted: Mon Feb 20 16:06:05 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 21-Feb-84 07:51:39 EST References: <2964@yale-com.UUCP> Organization: Teletype Corp., Skokie, Ill Lines: 23 scott@yale-com.UUCP (Walter Scott at Yale) writes in response to keduh's novel interpretation of democracy, "All I can say is that I'm glad that this discussion is all hypothetical, because I sure wouldn't want someone with your attitudes making decisions on how to run this government." I couldn't agree more with Walter, but unfortunately, we DO have someone with those attitudes making decisions on how to run this government. If anyone doubts that Ronald Reagan's politics are anti-democratic, they need only look at his record: opposition to the Voting Rights Act; opposition to equal rights for women; advocate of federal aid to schools that discriminate racially; strong opponent of affirmative action. Of course, Reagan is not so stupid as to suggest we give extra votes to those who make more money. He just gives more money to those who make more money (in the form of a massive redistribution of the tax burden), and lets them translate that into political power. keduh's ideas are more a reality than he thinks. Mike Kelly ..!ihnp4!tty3b!mjk