Welcome to the Precious Metals Bug Forums
Welcome to the PMBug forums - a watering hole for folks interested in gold, silver, precious metals, sound money, investing, market and economic news, central bank monetary policies, politics and more.
Why not register an account and join the discussions? When you register an account and log in, you may enjoy additional benefits including no Google ads, market data/charts, access to trade/barter with the community and much more. Registering an account is free - you have nothing to lose!
how about; if you don't pay taxes you cannot vote.
Already been tried, it doesn't work.
......but it's also how we know that Rights can't be taxed.
Voting is not a right.
It is.
That's why Poll taxes were found to be unConstitutional. It's a tax on a Right.
Our Rights are not limited by what is listed as our Rights in the Constitution.
Rights don't come from corrupt Stuporeme Kourt kangaroos.
Enumerated rights are listed in the Constitution.
Voting, is a qualified privilege. At the time the Constitution was ratified, states were free to set qualifications. Many required land ownership. All forbade women voting. Many required payment of either a Poll Tax or payment of other taxes, to qualify.
The right of Speech, the right to publish, the right to keep and bear arms, are protected rights - that come from the Natural Rights of Man, the right of life, liberty, and protection of personal private property.
Voting is not among those.
AND, in the Federalist, IIRC, one of the essays spoke AGAINST universal sufferage. It was well known by philosophers, and later, Marx, that universal franchise was a step to destruction of republican government. Give a voice to those who have no stake in the community, often because they have no skill, they do not contribute or participate, and because of low intellect or ignorance, they cannot understand the issues.
Bastiat also warned in his tome, The Law, that once the People understood they could vote themselves largesse out of the public coffers, effectively everyone plundering everyone, it would be the end of that government.