[Magdalen] Electoral Register (was Re: Kim Davis ordered to jail.)

[Charles Wohlers]

Well, actually Elbridge Gerry was of the Democratic-Republican party, which 
is the ancestor of today's Democratic party. The Republican party wasn't 
founded until the 1850's and had no antecedents; it first ran a presidential 
candidate in 1856.

Chad Wohlers
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com



-----Original Message----- 
From: Roger Stokes
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 7:32 PM
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Electoral Register (was Re: Kim Davis ordered to 
jail.)

Chad,

I realise the reasoning but that does not mean that I approve of it or
regard it as consistent with my understanding of democracy or the US
Constitution.  Let us not forget that gerrymandering draws its etymology
from Gov and then VP Gerry who was a member of what is now the
Republican Party.

Roger

On 04/09/2015 23:59, Charles Wohlers wrote:
> My dear Roger, that's the whole point. Keeps the Democrat-voting hoi 
> polloi away from the ballot box and helps keep the Republicans in.
>
> Chad Wohlers
> Woodbury, VT USA
> chadwohl at satucket.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Roger Stokes
> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 6:39 PM
> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Subject: [Magdalen] Electoral Register (was Re: Kim Davis ordered to 
> jail.)
>
> On 04/09/2015 23:04, Susan Hutchinson wrote:
>> Here in Canada the federal electoral register is maintained by a box on 
>> your federal tax return (which for all provinces except Quebec, includes 
>> your provincial tax return as well). You tick the box that you are 
>> entitled to vote and your name goes on the electoral register. It keeps 
>> it pretty up to date for most people as even those with very low incomes 
>> or on welfare get a basic $75 tax rebate as long as they file. Changes 
>> can be done online and at the returning office during a writ period.
>
> That tax rebate will certainly be an incentive to those on low incomes
> or welfare to file their return.  Sometimes the US approach to compiling
> the voters' register amazes me in the way it introduces extra hurdles to
> be overcome.  If somebody is a citizen then make it as easy as possible
> for them to reguster since that is what democracy means.
>
> Roger
>