Politics/Ethics: Operation PinWale - Obama Administration Seeks Emergency Control of the Internet

[mike havens]

I think only land oners should have the right to vote. I do not own anything
so I would not get to vote.

On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 9:39 PM, James Lee Bell <nuclear-cowboy at cox.net>wrote:

> Jason Spatafore wrote:
> > Until the representatives are removed...we will constantly struggle with
> > this so-called Democracy. Technology has finally caught up to where it
> > can be used for a direct Democratic country with lower costs than
> > running elections every two years. Now is the time to start
> > implementing.
> I rarely get involved in these discussions, preferring to lurk, but this
> is a very intriguing concept that *might* actually be feasible and
> achievable. All we have to do is figure out how to accomplish absolutely
> unhackable authentication without violating every right to privacy we
> hold dear.  Anybody want to hack that up by next Thursday? :-)
>
> > And yes, my first vote is to eliminate paper ballots and bar people
> > without access to computers from elections. Sorry, a computer is
> > available almost everywhere you go. It's time to grow with the times and
> > move on.
> I have to say I find this specific means-testing inappropriate just
> considering simple demographics. Have we even broken the 50% threshold
> of our eligible-to-vote citizens that could have access beyond dial-up?
> Hey, you want to computerize (*securely*) the collection of votes in
> such a way that folks in "flyover country (/sarcasm)" get to use the
> mechanism without owning the device and infrastructure, and without the
> yearly trip to Bethlehem, I'm right there with you. Give it 25 years,
> and maybe every citizen will have some level of computing device to
> participate. Until then...
>
> Just to take a philosophical hitch that'll probably generate a reaction
> to put me back in lurk mode, I absolutely think there should be a simple
> means test to earn voting rights: for the government entity in which you
> are about to vote (fed, state, city), have you paid taxes to that entity
> in x% of your eligible voting life (18+)? (asbestos underwear engaged :-)).
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