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To: Wayners who wrote (13845)6/16/2009 3:17:39 PM
From: pompsander  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 103300
 
Aw...back to the good old days of land-owning men being the only ones with the vote. It did keep the rabble in line. <g>

Wasn't the plan of the founders to keep the rabble-dominated lower house under control by the upper chamber, with their six year terms and election not by the people, but by the state legislatures?



To: Wayners who wrote (13845)6/16/2009 3:44:36 PM
From: pompsander  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 103300
 
So, the richest 2% of the population would have the votes necessary to win every election? If Bill Gates and Warren Buffett decide who is to win, that's the way it ought to be?


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