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MTUpower 08-08-2010 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 732002 (Post 2521399)
You should have been here in 1790

"When the Constitution was written, only white male property owners (about 10 to 16 percent of the nation's population) had the vote. Over the past two centuries, though, the term "government by the people" has become a reality...
The ideas put down in the COTUS were from those 10%-16%folks- are those good ideas?

davidmash 08-08-2010 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy (Post 2520951)
They already pay for the schools, renters don't pay property taxes.
While not directly, yes they do. The apt owner pays taxes and he gets his tax money from the rent so in one way or another, if you live under a roof you are paying taxes.

732002 08-08-2010 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by MTUpower (Post 2521421)
The ideas put down in the COTUS were from those 10%-16%folks- are those good ideas?
This proves that only white male landowners should vote?
Some of the COTUS authors owned slaves, good idea?

http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/

retmil46 08-08-2010 03:30 PM
Simple majority rule and propositions/referendums?

Just one word needed to illustrate why that's a bad idea -

California:eek:


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