mike havens wrote: > I think only land oners should have the right to vote. I do not own > anything so I would not get to vote. White land owning men? :P > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 9:39 PM, James Lee Bell > 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 >> :-)). --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > -- Ryan Rix (623)-826-0051 Fortune: Been Transferred Lately? http://hackersramblings.wordpress.com | http://twitter.com/phrkonaleash XMPP: phrkonaleash@gmail.com | MSN: phrkonaleash@yahoo.com AIM: phrkonaleash | Yahoo: phrkonaleash IRC: PhrkOnLsh@irc.freenode.net/#srcedit,#teensonlinux,#plugaz and countless other FOSS channels. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss