OT: Re: Politics/Ethics: Operation PinWale - Obama AdministrationSeeks Emergency Control of the Internet

[mike havens]

CITIZENS who own land should only vote

On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Lyle Tuttle <L.tuttle at cox.net> wrote:

>  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
>
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