big curt on Nostr: Ok 200 years ago you had to own property and be a white guy to vote It was more of a ...

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200 years ago you had to own property and be a white guy to vote

It was more of a republican than it is now because Senate was elected by state legislatures not by the people directly

The moves away from all that have given us more democracy but also crazy dictator types like Trump

Having some stake in society makes sense to me as a requirement to vote. Maybe a small thing like being able to read or owning land, or something - a car - something

I don't think every little homeless crackhead should be able to vote but I think I might be in a minority with that opinion