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

[Christopher Hart]

I would suggest that the previous Whig party was clearly the ancestor of
the Republican party, although not through a direct descent, but as the
major alternative to the Democrats.

On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 10:10 PM, Charles Wohlers <
charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>


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