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For the first time, I have to question whether everyone should have the right to vote. I believe in the principles outlined in the Declaration of Independence:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
I believe that slavery is one of the evil institutions created by man and governments. If all people are free, the corollary should be that all adults should be allowed to vote. But at some point, we have to consider the consequences of everyone being allowed to vote for our “leaders” when it is obvious that the understanding of even the sanctity of human life is not understood. I cannot fathom how a man who supports infanticide was able to become president:
We reap what we sow. Our children are in the cross-hairs of tyranny. Liberty should never have been sold for an “entitlement”.
David DeGerolamo
Early in our history, only the land owners were allowed to vote. I suppose you could assume that the land owners of that day were, in general, more educated than those that were not land owners. This litmus test would not work today, but perhaps there could be an intelligence test required…