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July 13, 2008
Democrats Might Want to Consider This...
This could very well revive the fortunes of the Democratic Party, as these are their natural constituents:
Dozens of German politicians have tabled [sent to parliament for a vote] a new law to extend voting rights to babies, toddlers, children and teenagers.
The bill, which has won the cross-party backing of some heavyweight German politicians, would wipe away decades of "exclusion" and "discrimination" against minors, according to its supporters.
(Hat tip to Blake Dvorak at RCP)
The proposed law would extend voting rights to every person in Germany, from birth onward. It's championed by a liberal party, the Free Democratic Party; I know you're shocked:
According to the head of the liberal Free Democratic Party traditional coalition partner of Chancellor Merkel's CDU party the constitutional change would enfranchise 14 million people.
"Unfortunately in Germany, 17 per cent of the population, namely the children and adolescent, are excluded from political decision making," said FDP chief Dirk Niebel.
As babies and even children clearly cannot understand what "voting" means, somebody else will have to cast their ballots for them; I'm sure the Free Democratic Party (who is pushing this) will be happy to take on the responsibility of responsibly exercising the proxy of those 14 million new voters ("17 percent of the population"). Naturally, the FDP will only vote the way they children themselves would have voted; they would never take advantage of the situation to pad their own turnout.
This is perfect for the Democratic Party in the United States. No longer would we Republicans be able to say that a vote for us would "put the grownups back in charge!"
Now if only the Democrats could emulate on a nationwide-scale the success they have had in liberal enclaves like Detroit and Boston in getting all those felons back on the rolls, they would never lose another election.
Hatched by Dafydd on this day, July 13, 2008, at the time of 8:13 PM
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The following hissed in response by: GW
Amazing. But in your mention of natural constituiencies, I think that you may have left one out. As I recall, the Democrats have also historically had a lock on the dead vote. More than a few elections have been won by votes cast from te great beyond.
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at July 14, 2008 5:11 PM
The following hissed in response by: GW
Amazing. But in your mention of natural constituiencies, I think that you may have left one out. As I recall, the Democrats have also historically had a lock on the dead vote. More than a few elections have been won by votes cast from te great beyond.
The above hissed in response by: GW at July 14, 2008 5:12 PM
The following hissed in response by: Karmi
As babies and even children clearly cannot understand what "voting" means..
That is an ageist statement. Ageism!!! Ageism!!! Ageism!!!
The above hissed in response by: Karmi at July 15, 2008 9:22 AM
The following hissed in response by: MerryMaven
I'd guess that Republicans are having way more children than Democrats. I've never met a Republican who subscribes, for example, to Zero Population Growth. Assuming parents get the proxies, this would be beneficial in the long run.
As long as the dead vote can be kept underground, I mean.
The above hissed in response by: MerryMaven at July 16, 2008 7:09 PM
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