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Originally Posted by retmil46
Really? The conditions named - being a property owner and taxpayer - were a prerequisite for voting when this country was first founded, and for many years afterwards.
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No argument about the history, however to ignore the progress since then is the "extreme" position being put forth.
Is there really some virtue in placing economic limitations and roadblocks to voting in a representative democracy? More on point, does economic standing solve some directly related defect that warrants disenfranchisement? All citizens have "skin in the game" when it comes to their government.