Obama Clinches Democratic Nomination

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Ha! I remember seeing that. Remarkable. The right to vote should be like the right to drive. You should pass some sort of test to show you're not oblivious before you earn the right to vote.

I have thought that myself at times (especially after seeing something like that clip), but then I remind myself that qualifications for voting have always operated to disenfranchise the least powerful in society. That is, those for whom the franchise is especially important.

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