hrubin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Herman Rubin) wrote:
>In article <6r8m24t8km94a9volls3h8nau79jcoeu2c@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>Bob LeChevalier <lojbab@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>Pubkeybreaker <pubkeybreaker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>I would also argue that if one is going to be a responsible citizen who
>>>votes, then one needs mathematics and science to keep from getting
>>>conned by political soundbites with respect to issues such as
>>>global warming, environmental issues, resource issues etc. One also
>>>needs
>>>to be able to *****s false use of statistics to promote political
>>>agenda.
>
>>>Hey! This is a terrific idea! Let's drop the REQUIREMENT for math
>>>and science. Make it optional. At the same time, let's only allow
people
>>>to vote who have shown reasonable mastery of both subjects!!!
>
>>We would then have to exempt from taxes anyone who fails to show such
>>mastery. No taxation without representation - fundamental principal
>>that we fought a revolution about.
>
>No taxation without representation of qualified individuals.
>At the time of the Revolution, not all could vote.
Not all paid taxes either.
In general, those who owned property or ran a business had to pay some
sort of direct or indirect taxes, and therefore had a vote.
>Do we really want people with a first grade level of knowledge
>and understanding make policy?
If we want them to pay taxes, then we have no morally justifiable
alternative.
lojbab
Bob LeChevalier - artificial linguist; genealogist
lojbab@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Lojban language www.lojban.org
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