Verhoen's "satire" has too many compelling elements on its face for me to truly believe he intended it all entirely as satire. I think he knew exactly what he was doing in Robocop, Total Recall, etc.
Of course, I don't know his intentions so I could be way off. You're not wrong about the book, that's for sure.
Lol not misdemeanors man. You can get a misdemeanor for driving too fast, or smoking weed, or beating up commies. Maybe if you get like 5 misdemeanors or something. 1 feony is still automatic disqualification though.
If you own property under 25, you should be allowed to vote assuming you paid attention to the sheet of all the fucking taxes you pay on a home and are rightfully pissed off.
I think the original “you have to be a landowner to vote” is the best course. Who the fuck cares what you have to say if you don’t own anything here. That’s like letting foreigners vote in our election
Agreed on the first and third, but some laws are bullshit. Alot of traffic laws are technically misdemeanors, such as reckless driving, which is 15 miles over the speed limit.
NOBODY in my town obeys the speed limit and if you aren't "Reckless driving" then you aren't actually moving your car.
Realistically, we just need the first one. If you pay a net positive into the system, you get a vote because that's your hard work being distributed to other people and being used to ensure the continuation and prosperity of the country. I would even be open to allowing those with non-voting rights to engage in some non-binding referendums so that at least we can have some sort of idea of what those without a vote want.
But if only net tax payers voted, eventually there would be no income tax, because they would vote for representatives who would abolish it. Then nobody would be able to vote!!
I think we should raise the voting age at this point...
I am a fan of the Starship Troopers voting system.
I would like to know more
Try the book. The movie was made by an idiot who thought he was making an anti-fascist mockumentary.
Yeah but Denise Richards...
Verhoen's "satire" has too many compelling elements on its face for me to truly believe he intended it all entirely as satire. I think he knew exactly what he was doing in Robocop, Total Recall, etc.
Of course, I don't know his intentions so I could be way off. You're not wrong about the book, that's for sure.
you shut your dirty mouth
that movie is a
mastahpiece!!!
I'm doing my part!
I see what you did there!
Correct. Straight from the text.
Book is amazing, I am rereading it currently
I try to yearly. Looking like the best option more and more.
Robert Heinlein is a great author and a true patriot as well! That book was written so long ago but still rings truer every year, I feel.
If you’re still under your parents healthcare at 25, you don’t get to vote.
Any of the following DISQUALIFIES you from voting:
Lol not misdemeanors man. You can get a misdemeanor for driving too fast, or smoking weed, or beating up commies. Maybe if you get like 5 misdemeanors or something. 1 feony is still automatic disqualification though.
If you own property under 25, you should be allowed to vote assuming you paid attention to the sheet of all the fucking taxes you pay on a home and are rightfully pissed off.
I think the original “you have to be a landowner to vote” is the best course. Who the fuck cares what you have to say if you don’t own anything here. That’s like letting foreigners vote in our election
Voting should be moved to tax day = and your ballot should be sent in with your tax forms...
no Taxes, no voting!
I like this thinking
Agreed on the first and third, but some laws are bullshit. Alot of traffic laws are technically misdemeanors, such as reckless driving, which is 15 miles over the speed limit.
NOBODY in my town obeys the speed limit and if you aren't "Reckless driving" then you aren't actually moving your car.
Realistically, we just need the first one. If you pay a net positive into the system, you get a vote because that's your hard work being distributed to other people and being used to ensure the continuation and prosperity of the country. I would even be open to allowing those with non-voting rights to engage in some non-binding referendums so that at least we can have some sort of idea of what those without a vote want.
But if only net tax payers voted, eventually there would be no income tax, because they would vote for representatives who would abolish it. Then nobody would be able to vote!!
There should not be an income tax. Your labor is yours. You trade it for currency. There is no gain.
doubt it