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Neil Boortz has always said there is no constitutional right to vote. Anyone know if that is accurate?
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Correct. If there was children could vote, felons could vote, illegals could vote.Originally posted by 1972Shocker View PostComment
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Yes, the United States is one of only a few countries that have no constitutional right to vote in their Constitution. Some of the others are Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Pakistan and Singapore. There are only about 11 out of a total of 119 countries that have elections where it's not in their Constitution.Originally posted by 1972Shocker View Post
On a similar subject, is the U.S. the only country where the vote for President isn't direct, but through an electoral college?Comment
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You say that like it's a bad thing.Originally posted by 1979Shocker View Post"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should accomplish with your ability."
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Some would say we have far too many children voting now (especially if you define a child as someone dependent on another).Originally posted by WuDrWu View PostComment
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Like being dependent on a "supreme being"?:angel:You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
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You must be reading too much into it then. I only agreed that we don't have a Constitutional right to vote and what other countries also don't have it in their Constitutions. You aren't saying I made it seem like a bad thing because some of the other countries listed happened to be Middle East countries, are you?Originally posted by wu_shizzle View PostComment
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Do you only read leftist propaganda sites? Or did you leave out a few counter-examples on purpose? Here are 11 countries with no right to vote clauses in their constitution:Originally posted by 1979Shocker View Post
1) Australia
2) Bahamas
3) Bangladesh
4) Barbados
5) Belize
6) India
7) Indonesia
8) Nauru
9) Samoa
10) United Kingdom
11) United States of America
Iran can be added to the list but understand that the constitution in Iran is NOT the law of the land, because their "Supreme Leader" can justify any law he wants as long as its in accordance with Islam. So including it is disingenuous at best.
As regards Libya: "Article 102: Libyans who have completed their twenty-first year (Gregorian) shall be entitled to vote in the manner prescribed in the law."
"shall be entitled" sounds like voting right to me?Kung Wu say, man who read woman like book, prefer braille!Comment
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No, I try to avoid putting "leftist propaganda sites" on here, knowing how people on here react. I only did a Google and used the first one that came up. I didn't do any further Google search to find out the 11 countries or whether the data was still accurate.Originally posted by Kung Wu View PostLast edited by 1979Shocker; September 10, 2012, 11:20 AM.Comment
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I see. When you say there are about 11 and then list 6 middle eastern countries, it has all the ingredients to appear to come from a propaganda site (which I am guessing it did).Originally posted by 1979Shocker View PostKung Wu say, man who read woman like book, prefer braille!Comment
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I'll have to do another Google search to see which one I got it from.Originally posted by Kung Wu View PostComment
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Very true. The "right to vote" is a right that the Constitution leaves to the states to decide. However, the "right" to vote is certainly implied in the Constitution (and is referred to directly as "the right to vote") through a handful of amendments.Originally posted by 1972Shocker View Post"It's amazing to watch Ron slide into that open area, Fred will find him and it's straight cash homie."--HCGMComment
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Okay, here's the web site I got it from. It was from a year ago. I don't know if it's a leftist propaganda site or not since I didn't go through you.
The paragraph where I got the countries from was this:
Of the 119 nations that select their public officials using some form of democratic election, 108 have the right to vote in their constitution, but the United States is one of the other 11 nations - including Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Pakistan and Singapore - that lacks that essential provision.Comment
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LOL -- That wasn't the point anymore, whether it was or wasn't. It just appears that way, is all, which is why you got a reaction.Originally posted by 1979Shocker View PostKung Wu say, man who read woman like book, prefer braille!Comment
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just another example of clueless nitwits. Had this been Bush ....Democratic officials apologized Wednesday for mistakenly displaying an image of the Russian Navy during a tribute to America’s veterans at last week’s Democratic National Convention.Comment
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