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Ed Bradford's avatar

I disagree with a LOT of what is said in this post. However, I like the "column". Should I state my views and get "read out of meeting" (canceled)? (I am a self professed libertarian.)

For now, I will just say that a lot of what is in this post is questionable -- or, at least, requires way more explanation. The author seems to be injecting his political views.

For now, I down vote this post and won't forward it to anyone.

Here's a question: Why should a person 30 years old be allowed to vote when that person demonstrates no understanding of American history or how America works or love for America? If a 3rd grade elementary school student can pass an 1830's "voting" test administered only to black folks, should he or she be a voter? The 30 year old is easily susceptible to propaganda (money)? The 3rd grader?

Why shouldn't all voters be required to pass a test -- just like drivers, pilots, lawyers, plumbers, bar tenders, drone operators, surveyors, Ph.D.'s in history, ...?

The "South" was correct (IMHO) when it created a "test" for eligibility to vote.

However, the "South" erred in its application of the law. The "South" used the "test" to prevent the "South"'s enemies from voting. The "South" at that time was rich white folks and slave owners (<10% of the white population!). The "South" was immoral.

TRANSLATION: After the 15th Amendment,

a minority of white folks hated black folks.

Those white folks were in power and came

up with a voting eligibility "test" to specifically

weed out black folks from the franchise. It worked.

SUMMARY:

"Test": good (IMHO)

Selective application: Horrible and immoral.

How would the "test" have worked out

had it been applied to ALL citizens; age, skin color, sex, nationality,

notwithstanding?

I think "the South" had it right. Those who created and

enforced the "test" just used a law that should have applied to

everyone to apply only to those the minority, in power, hated.

IMHO, The law and the morality thereof

are good; execution was co-opted by white

democrat politicians. We all know how that turned out.

(Ever read one of those "test"s?)

The antebellum southern democrat politicians, who hated

all black folks, used the "test" to remove black folks from

the "franchise".

Antebellum White Southern Democrat Politicians == BAD FORM! (IMHO)

BTW: Predicting the future is very very hard.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

If they want everyone to vote, they need to make it mandatory to do so at a certain day and time, as Australia does (and they make it fun!).

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