[extropy-chat] late response to Dan/Technotranscendence

[Paul Grant]

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David Lubkin wrote,
> The Founding Fathers, indeed, *did* want the right to vote
> limited to an elite, and arguably chose criteria that would
> select for intelligence, competence, and concern for the future.
> It's subsequent that the right to vote was expanded as broadly
> as possible.

The founding father's criteria for voting:
- Males could vote, females couldn't
- Whites could vote, blacks and natives couldn't
- Land or estate owners could vote, their tenets, employees and poor
people could not

I don't see that rich white males select for intelligence or competence
very well.  I am glad the right to vote was expanded as broadly as
possible.

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=> actually I'm just sad that its STILL a 2-party system.  
But I agree with you, everyone should fundamentally have the right to
vote.  
Its also a shame that at most, 14% of them choose to exercise that
right.

omard-out