At 08:49 AM 8/31/2009, you wrote:
>In defense of Ryan, the idea that only landowners should be allowed 
>to vote is so absurd that many would consider that "racist".  I took 
>Ryan's reply to be merely mocking the ignorance (and racist 
>undertone) that only landowners should be given the right to 
>vote.  Since we're pointing fingers and all...

I fail to see the "racist undertone" in that comment........ANYONE 
can be a landowner in the USA -- one does not even have to be a 
citizen to own land here.

The truth is, I own land and real estate in several states...and live 
and am allowed to vote in only one of them (none of them are in the 
Chicago area <G>).  Yet my tax dollars support those other cities, 
counties and states.....but I am not allowed to vote on any of the 
things that determine my taxes there.......

So, should I be allowed to vote in each of those districts?

Or:

Should those who do not pay property taxes - non-landowners (stop and 
think WHERE that tax money goes; what it is used for), be allowed to 
vote on those very projects that use MY money?

Do "renters" pay school taxes, fire taxes, community college taxes, etc...??

It's a little more interesting when you write the checks to the 
taxing authorities........and it becomes a pretty narrow line on who 
should pay for, or use, or be taxed on some specific things......

Now back to my first line:  ANYONE can own land here -- so, based on 
my argument above, should we allow foreigners to vote because they 
own land here?


lyle tuttle