Marion Barry

Winter · 07-05-2009, 12:34 PM

Just goes to show ya that you can't stand in the way of love.

The best part of this story will be to hear his defense. I bet it will have high entertainment value. (er...I was not stalking her Your Honor.....I was just trying to score some dope).

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Mr. Bill · 07-05-2009, 04:56 PM

I still contend that what's even funnier is the sheer number of people who have no idea who he is or what his history is. The public schools in DC have produced brilliant voters - just look at the Gore children, the Clinton children, now the Obama children.

Oh wait - none of those kids went to or are going to a DC public school.

My bad.

Charpress · 07-06-2009, 10:59 AM

It isn't going to happen, but Barry and his sort are the perfect argument for going back to the idea of a republic not a democracy.

Not everyone should be able to vote. It is indeed a right and someone who determines my future should at least be required to prove they can read and write the English language before they can register.

And as far as any taxes on property owners go, only property owners should be allowed to determine what taxes they are forced to pay.

Acorn and the like should be outlawed. If someone is not motivated enough to go to the slight trouble of registering to vote, then they should not be voting. A person should never be able to register to vote by signing something an Acorn type employee sticks in front of their face. Nor should they be able to register by phone, by the Internet, or at a drive-in window. They need to go to a registration office where a human can look them in the eye and at least determine that they exist and have not already registered. Is that too much to ask? All democracies end the same basic way: votes get to the point they are meaningless.

Winter · 07-06-2009, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by Charpress

Not everyone should be able to vote. It is indeed a right and someone who determines my future should at least be required to prove they can read and write the English language before they can register.

Right, and this should apply for the second and third times they register as well. You have to explain to them that your right to register to vote is not determined by the number of Happy Meal coupons that Acorn has to hand out.

Charpress · 07-06-2009, 07:33 PM

Votes can be bought cheaply. The last guy I worked with running for judge got an estimate from one of the local Acorn types of $10 each. In return for the money, each paid-for voter got a sheet showing them which lever to pull. Of course, the sheet was only a recommendation.