Shawn Hirn wrote:
In article , "Chris"
wrote:

Most of the people homeless now, and asking for hand-outs would of probably
been homeless before the mess, had it not been for our government. As a
law, it should be imposed that people on welfare should not be allowed to
vote.

Fortunately, you are not in charge. Our government got rid of that
draconian policy ages ago. If democracy bothers you, there are plenty of
countries where you can happily live under a dictatorship. Perhaps we
could limit voting on to those who know this country's history, but that
would clearly let you out.

There is a difference between a dictatorship and a republic where
only the rich get a vote. Poor people wouldn't see much difference
but rich people would.

I'm coming to the opinion that everyone in the country (including
those born here) should pass the same kind of citizenship tests
and swear the same kind of oaths that immigrants must in order to
obtain the rights of citizenship. It seems odd to have two standards.

Anthony