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Is There A Right To Vote?
Obama’s latest stunt, unilaterally granting back door amnesty to nearly a million illegal aliens, is obviously nothing more than cheap politics aimed at gathering as many voters (legitimate or otherwise) to the polls for him this November. Initiatives such as voter ID laws are ridiculed as racist despite the fact, repeated incessantly by conservatives, that it is nearly impossible to perform any number of daily tasks without some form of photo identification. Additionally, the left blatantly insults minorities by implying they are somehow less able to attain an ID, a relatively easy task despite spending an afternoon at the DMV with government employees.
While the left is intent to increase the number of fraudulent votes, since nearly 100% of fraudulent votes are cast for Democrat candidates, I subscribe to the view that the Constitution was written as it was for a reason. An increasingly permissive society should not be able to change it at any time and add neverending ‘rights’ not specifically enumerated in our nation’s most important governing document.
Chief among these imagined rights is the “right to vote.” I challenge anyone to find in the U.S. Constitution an all-inclusive right to vote. I’ll give you all day. Anyone?
I didn’t think so. The authors of the Constitution and several subsequent amendments thereof were careful to detail instances in which “The People” cannot be denied the opportunity to vote – gender and race, for example – but beyond that, it simply states that officials be elected by the aforementioned “People.” Exactly who is included in that group is left to each individual state’s discretion.
I, as well as most of my conservative counterparts, have always held the position that power is best managed when it originates locally while liberals will inevitably tout the importance of a centralized, federal government over all others.
In my opinion, local representation works for two reasons. Briefly, a politician from my neck of the woods is going to know what citizens here need most and locals are more immediately responsible to, and dependent on, voters in the community. It’s a constant ultimatum: Look out for my interests or look for another job!
Without venturing further off track, my point is that, on the issue of voting, states should be more active in determining who should have the privilege, not right, of casting a vote. Who do I think should be added to the list of non-citizens, felons and juveniles in the group of people prohibited from voting? Those citizens currently receiving welfare checks.
“How heartless,” I can imagine the bleeding heart elite saying after such a preposterous statement. “You want to keep the less fortunate out of the election process!” It’s interesting how one can be identified as a liberal by the overuse of the phrase “less fortunate.” As though anyone with a decent income is lucky, leftists think all wealthy citizens won the lottery or inherited millions from their evil capitalist granparents.
Hard work is the catalyst for wealth in the vast majority of cases. America offers the best environment to achieve success, but not guarantee it, especially without dedication and perserverence. So we are left with a segment of the population completely reliant on government handouts to make it through each day.
Each of these people are allowed to negate the vote of someone who believes in individual responsibility.
I have absolutely no problem with temporary assistance for struggling families. This is the greatest country on earth and I don’t wish to see any American without basic necessities. Temporary assistance, however, should be a far cry from a way of life. When someone gets back on his or her feet and no longer rely on government money, the privilege of voting should be restored. Welfare is a drug for so many, with liberal politicians playing the role of pusher. They tell all those hooked on their product that the next hit will only cost one vote.
I know Democrats welcome votes from anyone, living or dead, but I find it ridiculous to think that anyone, no matter their circumstance, automatically gets to vote simply for reaching the age of 18.