Should People with Profound Mental Retardation be Allowed to Vote?

[Damnyankee]

Let the battle commence!!! Yes or No?

 

[Lillefix]

Yes, because it is difficult to draw the line between who is and who isn't. So the easiest is to allow everyone. How much damage can they do anyway. There aren't that many of them, and who many of them actually vote.

 

[Atlas14]

Sure, if they want to. I'm assuming that if they care enough to vote like everyone else, that they've done at least a little homework.

 

[Fifty]

They should have a "special election" where they can "vote" and get stickers and stuff but that doesn't actually mean anything and that nobody cares about.

 

[Japanrocks12]

Yes, because the damage that they do will be negligible and it's difficult to draw the line between mental retardation and non mental retardation and because we can't determine whether or not they have legitimate reasons to pick that candidate that they do

 

[Damnyankee]

Well, let me rephrase the question. Should the Severely Mentally ******** be allowed to vote? Because some mentally ******** people have the ability to think and be independent, thus those people should be allowed to vote.

 

[lassia]

This question should be asked the other way:

Should the Mentally ******** be Disallowed to Vote?

Since, you know, voting is a right, not a privilege.

 

[Ecofarm]

How do you think liberals get elected?

 

[Damnyankee]

This question should be asked the other way:

Should the Mentally ******** be Disallowed to Vote?

Since, you know, voting is a right, not a privilege.

First off, I love your sig for obvious nerdy reasons.

Second off... that is not a bad idea. If a mod can change the title, that would be great.

 

[Kozmos]

How do you think Bush got elected twice? He's on their level of mental development and they like that.

 

[Masquerouge]

They should have a "special election" where they can "vote" and get stickers and stuff but that doesn't actually mean anything and that nobody cares about.

that's great

More seriously, for you to have the right to vote, you must be responsible. Kids don't vote because they're not responsible.

If you're mentally ******** enough that you're declared to not be responsible for your actions, you can't vote

 

[Mr. Dictator]

and eliminate the entire neo-con vote?

hell yes

 

[Disenfrancised]

If they are so incompetent as to be not responsible for ones actions, then one would assume these would be randomly distributed and have not an effect on the election. Whilst if they are competent enough to discern between choices and be responsible, then they should have a say even if they are of below average intelligence.

So whats the problem?

 

[LightFang]

Where do you draw the line? I see this potentially being used to disenfranchise certain people whom the government doesn't like. If they can take the time to go vote, then okay, let them vote!

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Yes. Universal suffrage is without exception.

 

[woody60707]

First off, I love your sig for obvious nerdy reasons.

Second off... that is not a bad idea. If a mod can change the title, that would be great.

You don't need a mod, just right-click your own title to change it.

or something like that I think??? lol

 

[Azale]

Of course. Besides, when the government starts adding certain voting requirements...I dunno, it makes me uneasy.

 

[woody60707]

POLL TAX!

That will solve the harm of having Mentally ******** people vote.

Oh and literacy test, yes, great idea, just in case we miss a few.

 

[LightFang]

POLL TAX!

That will solve the harm of having Mentally ******** people vote.

Oh and literacy test, yes, great idea, just in case we miss a few.

You forgot the Grandfather clause! How could you?

 

[Perfection]

Yeah sure, it's not like voting really means anything, anyways.