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Originally Posted by MaddogK
Citizens have the right to own firearms, but I can't think of anywhere I can legally buy a gun or ammo without an I.D.
Anyone can exercise their privilege to drive but I can't think of any state that doesn't require you to surrender your drivers I.D. (license) to a police officer to prove who you are and that you have the states blessing to operate a motor vehicle.
Apparently anyone can vote without proving they are entitled to that right, that the right hasn't been rescinded to them, or that they are who they claim to be.
Imagine if you were to replace 'vote' in your posting with 'owning a gun', without limits. Imagine "anarchists, communists, and religious zealots. Regardless of how stupid, hateful, or ignorant their beliefs are" walking around armed. Is this the world you'd want to pass on to your kids ?
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The right to vote and the right to bear arms are two completely different things. That's like if I said,"If we give gays the right to marry, we give them the right to murder."
If you go out and shoot someone, you will be arrested. If a politician makes a stupid choice that leads to a nuclear war, we all suffer. That is why everyone deserves a vote. Unless you plan on building fallout shelters for those who didn't get a "voting license".