Why GA is Dying

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in message
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"Grumman-581" wrote in message
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On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:30:17 -0500, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote:
No, actually it wouldn't. We in the US don't require land ownership to
vote
so why should we grant voting rights because of land ownership?

We used to require land ownership to vote... Personally, I think it
was a mistake going away from it...

Yep, those pesky civil rights laws.


There was a step in the middle. Originally, you had to be a landowner.
Then many (most? all?) places changed the requirement to a poll tax, then
the Civil Rights Act outlawed poll taxes.

On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:56:46 GMT, "Ken Finney"
wrote:
There was a step in the middle. Originally, you had to be a landowner.
Then many (most? all?) places changed the requirement to a poll tax, then
the Civil Rights Act outlawed poll taxes.

If someone doesn't own property, why should they have a say in how the
country is run? Yeah, it might "disenfranchise" those inner city
warren inhabitants in the northeast, but I don't believe that would
necessarily be a *bad* thing...

"Grumman-581" wrote in message
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On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:56:46 GMT, "Ken Finney"
wrote:
There was a step in the middle. Originally, you had
to be a landowner. Then many (most? all?) places
changed the requirement to a poll tax, then the Civil
Rights Act outlawed poll taxes.

If someone doesn't own property, why should they have a
say in how the country is run? Yeah, it might "disenfranchise"
those inner city warren inhabitants in the northeast, but I
don't believe that would necessarily be a *bad* thing...

Property ownership doesn't convey any type of civic responsibility. If we
are going to fantasize I would prefer a voting system similar to what
Heinlien proposed in Starship Troopers. In that society anyone could vote
if they performed a period of service in the military. After their tour of
duty then they were full citizens. I would bring back the Civilian
Conservation Corp and provide that as another option for providing a period
of service to your country in lieu of the military.

Tom Conner wrote:
"Grumman-581" wrote in message
snipI would bring back the Civilian
Conservation Corp and provide that as another option for providing a period
of service to your country in lieu of the military.

Barf. I HATE the idea of mandatory military duty. **** that.

"Emily" wrote in message
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Tom Conner wrote:
"Grumman-581" wrote in message
snipI would bring back the Civilian
Conservation Corp and provide that as another option for
providing a period of service to your country in lieu of
the military.

Barf. I HATE the idea of mandatory military duty. **** that.

Nobody said anything about mandatory military duty.

"Emily" wrote

Barf. I HATE the idea of mandatory military duty. **** that.

Do you kiss you mother with that mouth?

Sheesh. Really lady-like. Turns me on, so.

Not.
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Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Emily" wrote

Barf. I HATE the idea of mandatory military duty. **** that.

Do you kiss you mother with that mouth?

Sheesh. Really lady-like. Turns me on, so.

Not.
--
Jim in NC

Jim,

You're taking a pretty good leap of faith that "Emily" is even a female...

This is Usenet after all.

Jay B
(Don't you know who I think I am...?!?)

On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 11:48:10 -0500, Emily
wrote:
Barf. I HATE the idea of mandatory military duty. **** that.

Well, I did my time, so I don't have a problem with them requiring
it... All in all, as much as I bitched about it at the time, I would
have to say that it definitely builds character... Then again, as we
used to say, "A happy sailor is a bitching sailor"...

Grumman-581 wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 11:48:10 -0500, Emily
wrote:
Barf. I HATE the idea of mandatory military duty. **** that.

Well, I did my time, so I don't have a problem with them requiring
it... All in all, as much as I bitched about it at the time, I would
have to say that it definitely builds character... Then again, as we
used to say, "A happy sailor is a bitching sailor"...

My problem with requiring military service is that when people talk
about mandatory service, they talk about mandatory enlisted service. I
have a HUGE problem with being forced to enlist.

And although I think I'm too old for the draft now, if they started
drafting women, I'd be in OCS so fast my current employer wouldn't know
what hit them. THAT'S how I really feel about mandatory military service.

"Grumman-581" wrote in message
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On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 11:48:10 -0500, Emily
wrote:
Barf. I HATE the idea of mandatory military duty. **** that.

Well, I did my time, so I don't have a problem with them requiring
it... All in all, as much as I bitched about it at the time, I would
have to say that it definitely builds character...

Yeah...the cahracter of servant and pawns -- somre measure of liberty you
got there!

Then again, as we
used to say, "A happy sailor is a bitching sailor"...

If they ain't bitchin', they ain't happy!