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...what? You think a society where some votes count more than others is better? That seems to only be possible if you presume that you/people-who-think-like-you
by frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
...what? You think a society where some votes count more than others is better? That seems to only be possible if you presume that you/people-who-think-like-you-do would be the ones with more votes.
- dsfyu404ed 9y ago>...what? You think a society where some votes count more than others is better? That seems to only be possible if you presume that you/people-who-think-like-you-do would be the ones with more votes. I'm sure if we gave felons a vote that counted as 1/2 a non-felon plenty of them would vote. I think a system where your vote starts at 3/4 value in state elections and increases to 1 after you've been a resident for 10yr. Weighting the opinion of a newcomer less is pretty standard in pretty much every group decision other than voting.
- sampo 9y ago> You think a society where some votes count more than others is better? 2.5% of voting age Americans cannot vote, because of felony sentences. In some states (Florida) it can be as high as 10% of the population. Is some states (e.g. Florida, Alabama, Virginia, Mississippi) over 25% of voting age black male population cannot vote. In most European countries, also felons and prisoners are allowed to vote.
- frgtpsswrdlame 9y agoI don't understand the relevance. That's also bad.