There is a part two to the deer lady youtube. She is talking to the radio talkshow host about how her friends had been teasing her and how dumb she felt. It sounded very real to me. Lots of people get it into their heads, as a kind of general background assumption, that things always happen because government, or corporations, or some authority figure makes it happen.... a child-like perception of the world - she just had her mind turned off (maybe her normal state?) and didn't question her initial thought that deer were crossing there because that is where they were 'supposed to' cross. Instead she was focused on her irritation over the danger of deer crossing at that location. I've seen far worse, sad to say. Which is why I think that voting should require some kind of test to show that the person grasps the basic principles of a constitutional republic and the dangers inherent in large, unlimited government and can demonstrate enough intelligence to understand the questions asked and come up with an answer. And a poll tax, say $20, to weed out those not that motivated. And there should be no absentee voting except for military - everybody votes on the same day. And a photo ID would be a must. And all votes would have to be cast at a polling place, no mail in votes. Registration should also require the photo ID be shown at a polling place - no DMV drive thru registration - and it would need to be completed about a month before the election day so that there was time to validate the registered voters. And, I agree with Luke. To avoid the obvious conflict of interest no one who is on welfare should be able to vote. And no one who works for the government, or for a company that makes most of its money on government contracts. Voting should be more like choosing a jury. You want to eliminate those with a conflict of interest, poorly motivated, or too stupid to get simple questions right. The purpose of the jury is to intelligently determine the facts of the case so as to achieve justice, and the purpose of the vote is to intelligently select between the candidates or issues to best protect liberty. Voting isn't some holy, sacred right - it is a mechanism, one of many, designed to reduce the chances of government becoming dictatorial. When voting is abused badly enough it becomes a cover for tyranny (like the obscenity of people 'voting' in the Soviet Union).
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