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geefloyd46

(1,939 posts) Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:14 PM Nov 2012

For all my friends who are voting for the GOP because of the founding fathers?

http://laborspains.blogspot.com/2012/11/for-all-my-friends-who-are-voting-for.html

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For all my friends who are voting for the GOP because of the founding fathers? (Original Post) geefloyd46 Nov 2012 OP

Since a lot of them only wanted to allow white male property owners to vote... Speck Tater Nov 2012 #1

ding ding ding Robeysays Nov 2012 #3

All and all the trajectory of American politics is toward a more inclusive policy geefloyd46 Nov 2012 #2

Not only that ... but the Founding Fathers were going against God when zbdent Nov 2012 #4

Speck Tater

(10,618 posts)

1. Since a lot of them only wanted to allow white male property owners to vote...

Reply to geefloyd46 (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:19 PM

Nov 2012

I suspect they would approve.

Robeysays

(673 posts)

3. ding ding ding

Reply to Speck Tater (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:40 PM

Nov 2012

time for a new constitution imho

geefloyd46

(1,939 posts)

2. All and all the trajectory of American politics is toward a more inclusive policy

Reply to geefloyd46 (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:22 PM

Nov 2012

I am quite aware of the 3/5s of a person, the fact women couldn't vote, the factd non-property owners couldn't vote but of the pool of people they allowed in at the beginning I would not imagine their goal was to knock those people off the rolls.

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

4. Not only that ... but the Founding Fathers were going against God when

Reply to geefloyd46 (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:41 PM

Nov 2012

they broke from "God appointed" King George III ...

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