Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKansas public official suggests that students and other “slow learners” shouldn’t vote
State agency spokeswoman calls League of Women Voters left-wing agitators?1446033607
De Rochas dismissal of students voting looks especially bad in Kansas, a state that has perhaps gone farther out of its way than any other state to make it difficult for people who arent rich, old and white to vote in recent years.
Its precisely because Kansas has gone to such great lengths to make voting more difficult that voter education courses like the one the League of Women Voters is promoting here have become necessary. As the Eagle pointed out, more than 40 percent of people on the states suspended voters list a list of people who are eligible to vote but did not submit proof of citizenship when they registered are under the age of thirty. Many live on or near college campuses. As Kansas is one of just two states in the country that keeps separate voter rolls one list for voters eligible to vote in all elections, and one for voters who are only eligible to vote in federal elections the average citizen probably does need to sit down and have the process explained to them if they want to understand it fully. Whats more, the particulars of Kansass voting laws and how they differ from the rest of the countrys are not included in the states social studies curriculum or civics classes, so an optional college course seems to be the least the state could do to educate its citizens about how to participate in their own self-governance.
Of course, this flies in the face of what we generally think the principles of a democratic society should require. Voting is supposed to be easy precisely because we place only the most basic restrictions on eligibility. Being ruled mentally incapacitated by a judge is a valid reason to prevent someone from casting a ballot; failing to read up on the particulars of Kris Kobachs latest regulation concerning voter registration procedures is not.
That is, as long as you think that the process really should be open to everyone.
MORE:
http://americablog.com/2015/10/kansas-public-official-slow-learners-shouldnt-vote.htmlhttp://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/prairie-politics/article41544393.html
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
4 replies, 765 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (1)
ReplyReply to this post
4 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Kansas public official suggests that students and other “slow learners” shouldn’t vote (Original Post)
kpete
Oct 2015
OP
That Statement Leaves Out Most Of Kansas For Sure. Put Brownback In Twice
TheMastersNemesis
Oct 2015
#4
Myrina
(12,296 posts)1. That wipes out the GOP voting base ....
ProfessorGAC
(64,427 posts)2. I Was Thinking She Should Be Careful What She Wishes For
For the reason you stated
Octafish
(55,745 posts)3. ''A gaggle of left-wing hags.''
As opposed to a mob of right-wing fascists.
Were Corporate McPravda led by people with integrity, the truth would be known to all.
TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)4. That Statement Leaves Out Most Of Kansas For Sure. Put Brownback In Twice