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> “Suffrage” itself is simply who gets the right to vote. No, suffrage is the right to vote. Not who. So 'repeal suffrage' simply means repealing the right t
by rootusrootus 4y ago
> “Suffrage” itself is simply who gets the right to vote.
No, suffrage is the right to vote. Not who. So 'repeal suffrage' simply means repealing the right to vote. It is not confusing, just absurd.
- skissane 4y agoIs abolishing elections and replacing them by sortition (legislative juries) “absurd”? A very radical proposal, but doesn’t seem inherently “absurd” to me. And of course, under such a system, nobody has suffrage (unless one means the suffrage of jurors on a jury.)
- tomrod 4y agoTo be fair, most people have a hard time understanding the word "hypothetical" or realizing something different from the status quo.
- rootusrootus 4y agoI like sortition myself, but yes it is absurd.
- skissane 4y agoWhy?