William Graham wrote:

"Bob Hickey" wrote in message
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"William Graham" wrote in message
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And there are still people in the US today that believe only a small
proportion of the population should vote. My father believed that only
property owners should vote. I am not sure that he was wrong. There is
something about only allowing those who have a real stake in a country's
future to be allowed to control it, that appeals to some of us. Our
country
is today controlled by millions of rif-raf who only came here for a hand
out, and don't really give a Damn whether we survive or die.......They
don't
bother to learn the language, and will vote for whoever gives them the
most
money in their welfare checks......

The only difference between them and the politicians they vote
for is a suit.

Hey! - I'll buy that.....I think we should do away with voting altogether.

We basically have. We still go through the motions, of course. But
when you vote using a machine with no paper trail, you have no guarantee
that your vote was recorded, or recorded as you entered it. You have to
trust the assurances of major Republican contributors that their
machines are honest. And if you believe that, I've got some great deals
on bridges for you.

Lisa