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In response to "Diva, Dawson...yeah." by Will Hunting

that's a entirely wacky, outrageous and dangerous precedent you're putting out there.

Posted by Mel Profit (aka Mel Profit) Nov 3 '08, 11:21

So...what about the people who think Obama's a Muslim?

How about the people who think he's an "Arab"?

How about the people that think McCain is a true Manchurian Candidate?

I think that's the height of stupidity and demonstratively false for the most basic of people. Yet, it persists.

Should those people be allowed to vote? If you think any of the 3 things above you are a political moron but they get to vote.

I know you're talking about people who are not sure of the mechanics of voting and I'm discussing issues but the application of the argument is the same. Both are values on intelligence.

I'm trouble that some ill informed on the issues people are allowed to vote but in the end I come down to allowing it rather than trying to parse out who can and can't vote based on some intelligence value.

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On a sidenote, even though I knew their votes would cancel out my own, I made certain that family members knew the best/easiest ways to vote early. - David Nov 3, 11:32
*shrug* - Will Hunting Nov 3, 11:26 4
- the process is fairly arcane and confusing. - Mel Profit Nov 3, 11:29 3
  - I'd just like for the Bush supporters in 2000 and 2004 to admit they screwed the pooch. Redmond, to his credit, has done so. I respect him for that. -- nm - David Nov 3, 11:36 1
    - I typed that out twice now and deleted it out of board etiquette. - Mel Profit Nov 3, 11:43
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You're comparing reasons for voting a certain way and the ability to vote at all. -- nm - Candidate Vermin Nov 3, 11:24 4
- maybe I am although not entirely. - Mel Profit Nov 3, 11:34 3
  - Again, if I believe Obama is an Arab, I still retain the option to vote him or not. - Will Hunting Nov 3, 11:38 1
    - we're talkinbg about a set of facts nothing more. - Mel Profit Nov 3, 11:47
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oh man, I remember the Manchurian days of the election ... it seems like years ago -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 11:22

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