And exactly how are the citizens of Minneapolis excluded from voting by the existing methods?
Tom Searles Waconia Twp. ----- Original Message ----- From: "WizardMarks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Thomas Searles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [Mpls] Voting by Mail in 2005? > But the law says that those people also enjoy the franchise and that it > would be illegal to exclude them by setting up voting in such a way that > they do not vote. There are no IQ or interest tests required. Nor are > reading tests required anymore, thank God. > WizardMarks, Central > > > Thomas Searles wrote: > > >It is not unreasonable to expect a citizen to take the time to vote, at the > >most, once per year. Going to the polling place or requesting an absentee > >ballot at least takes a little thought and consideration, and it generally > >does not take any longer than a trip to the grocery store. The non-voter > >either doesn't care or doesn't know enough to cast a ballot, and those are > >not the people I want selecting the political leaders. What will the next > >suggestion be: Minneapolis gives everyone who shows up a $10 bill? > > > >Tom Searles > >Waconia, Twp. > > > >REMINDERS: > >1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > >2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > > >For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > >For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > >________________________________ > > > >Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > >Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > > > > REMINDERS: > 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
