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I think the "mob rule" thing came about from people seeing that a lot of people who vote don't really know what in the hell they are voting for, like thousands of way right wing christians voting republican because all they know is that the republicans will vote anti-gay (That may or may not make sense to you, but I've actually heard someone say it) and that is all they need to know. Or, thousands of welfare recipients voting for democrats because all they know is that democrats will give them more money and tax the "evil rich" to do so, and that is all they need to know. I personally think that we should have a test for people to take to qualify to vote.*
I will agree that everyone has the right to vote, though I am assured that you will not find this right in the Bill of Rights or the Constitution. But people also have the civic responsibility to know what the hell they are voting for.
*I would hope that no one in this forum would insinuate that I am trying to discriminate against minorities, I only bring it up because I have heard it before on this subject. So if that is what you are thinking just ask yourself, am I the bigger ass hole for wanting to "discriminate" against people who are cancelling out our educated vote, or are you the ass hole for thinking that minorities do not have enough educated members to make a rational vote?
These ass backwards "mobs" can and do influence our politics. Why else would democrats want illegals to enter our country and vote? I don't think the founding fathers really wanted us to be able to change our constitution just because the majority voted for it. Would liberals like it if the majority of citizens voted for there to be no separation of church and state? Would gun owners like it if the majority voted to take away our right to bear arms? Sadly, many people seem to think that this is how it works.
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Neither am I the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. I am not a tool for their use. I am not a servant of their needs. I am not a bandage for their wounds. I am not a sacrifice on their altars. ... I owe nothing to my brothers, nor do I gather debts from them. I ask no one to live for me, nor do I live for others. I covet no mans soul, nor is my soul theirs to covet.
Ayn Rand, Anthem.
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