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WCGreen

(45,558 posts)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 12:32 AM Feb 2013

In many states...

It is easier to buy a gun than to be eligible to vote.

The same people who do not trust the eager voter will gladly allow a gun to be sold.

Now both activities, buying and owning a gun and the ability to vote, are in the constitution. But in many states you are allowed to buy a gun with no id, no background check and yet these same states do whatever it takes to stop certain parts of the population from voting.

Think about that.

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In many states... (Original Post) WCGreen Feb 2013 OP
One would suppose the Rethugs fear the vote more than the gun... kairos12 Feb 2013 #1
Get the government out of the way when purchasing guns.... WCGreen Feb 2013 #2
Those are very good thoughts... CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2013 #3

kairos12

(12,862 posts)
1. One would suppose the Rethugs fear the vote more than the gun...
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 01:04 AM
Feb 2013

hence all the obstacles placed in the path of voters.

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)
2. Get the government out of the way when purchasing guns....
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 01:13 AM
Feb 2013

Pile on exclusions on the right to vote at the drop of a hat...

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