SCOTUS Strikes Down Section 4 of VRA

[dontworrybehappy]

Black, white blue red, dumb, smart, literate, illiterate.....I don't think you should have a right to vote for POTUS if you didn't pay federal taxes last year. If you have no skin in the game, why should you have any say so with the money the feds have? It's like stock in a company, only stockholders have say-so in the company, not just anyone. If you paid federal taxes in the last year, any federal income taxes, then you have "stock" in the company and should get one vote. Not state tax, not sales tax, not luxury tax, FEDERAL INCOME TAX since voting for president is a FEDERAL election. If you have no state taxes paid, then no votes in state elections. It differs of course from stock in that you either get no votes or one, not how many votes depending on how much you paid in. On that note, all taxpayers should be equal.

That's how I feel.

[The Comrade]

yes if you don't pay income tax nothing the government does can affect you.

it's like garlic to a vampire.

[Darkhorse]

[The Dude]

[The Dude]

[John Galt]

my argument is it's 2013 and literacy tests for voting haven't existed for generations. are you disagreeing with this assessment? why do you think it's reasoning to use that as part of the formula for determining what states have to ask the feds for permission on what they want to pass as legislation? why do you think that exceptional circumstances have existed for the past half century?

[dontworrybehappy]

[Medius]

[Medius]

[Mr.Bill]

Over the years I've/and the wife have paid 100,000's of $'s in State and Fed taxes.. But now that I am retired, like most older, and/or retired people I get ALL my taxes back.. Thus I no longer pay anything in..

Because a VERY LARGE block of Republican voters are older/retired people if I was a Republican the LAST thing I would want would be a law that says people who pay no Fed taxes can't vote..

The GOP would never win another national election.