[babyface00]

I think that people who don't pay taxes shouldn't be allowed to vote.

Property ownership wouldn't be a bad prerequisite either.

[Phantom Lord]

Property ownership wouldn't be a bad prerequisite either.

That would be a horrible idea. And if it did ever come to be, what would constitute property ownership? If you have a mortgage on your home, the bank owns it technically. Would only those who own their home free and clear be allowed to vote?

In NC and some other states you have to pay property tax on automobiles. If I am paying property taxes on my car, then I clearly own property. But what if there is a loan on it?

And why should a person who prefers to rent an apartment be denied the ability to vote?

What about a situation my wife and I were in, and many many Americans find themselves in. Renting an apartment after the sale of a home while the construction on the new home is being finished? The day before closing on the sale I could vote, but today I can't?

[Paradox]

Property ownership wouldn't be a bad prerequisite either.

Ooooh, you evil capitalist scum! You sound like, well, like, uh, the Founding Fathers...

[douglas1]

OK now we have two diqualifiers if you dont own a home or if your recieving goverment assistance you cant vote allright ,whats next my husband and I pay A WHOLE LOT OF TAXES but we dont own our own home, and whats more we dont qualify for any programs that are aimed at helping people buy their own home, now you are telling us we havent the right to vote nice real nice.

[philman_36]

Property ownership wouldn't be a bad prerequisite either.
Ah, the way things, once upon a time, were...