Too many people mistake our country to be a democracy.
We have reached the stage where the "have nots" rule the "haves", voting themselves all kinds of largess from the taxpayer cupboard--which is becoming pretty bare about now. (Check the national debt as a measure of just how bare are our cupboards!)
Since we have a republic, the
government already has the power to change, or establish voting
requirements. A good example is the
lowering of the voting age from 21 to 18.
(What’s to prevent them from lowering it to 16—or less?)
We are NOT a
“democracy”. We are a democratic
republic. The rules and laws of a
republic are different than those of a democracy.
In a true democracy, the majority rules in all cases, regardless
of any consequences for individuals or for those who are not in the majority on
an issue.
The main difference between a republic
and a democracy is the charter or constitution
that limits power in a republic, often to protect
the individual's rights against the desires of the majority.
Using this
guideline, we allow our congress the power to vote new laws, etc. The president is given the power to veto, or
sign the legislation.
(We’ve
abandoned those requirements.)
The
constitution specifies who, in government, has the power to legislate, or
vote. Since the power is given specifically
to congress, etc., it does not specifically give those powers to other
government workers.
Could there
be a good reason for that? Could it be
that government workers do NOT have the right to vote by omission from the
Constitution?
It’s obvious
we need restrictions on who votes. Do
the mentally ill have the right, in all cases, to vote? Do the violent, mentally ill have that right?
Somewhere,
common sense and a smattering of intelligence should be returned to our voting,
simply by eliminating the votes of those who now get a free ride, those who live
entirely on charities, or government welfare.
It's time to stop the greedy from voting and put them back to work.
