restrictions on the franchise, i don t think any of them realistically are going to get through in any state. do you support, if you the opportunity, a land-owning requirement to vote? do you support it, in principle, if it could pass? no, i would not restrict it to that but the idea of voting property let me say this chris, i often thought when i was out in st. louis and i was renting, accident bother voting and i was having a good time. people that thrived and owned houses were really concerned about schools and about traffic and about and they really get concerned in the community and there is no doubt in that sense, they were a better citizen of the community than i was and than i am right now when i m a property owner in mcclaine, as you are in chevy chase. so i think there s an argument that can be made but as a practical matter, it ain t gonna happen. but i can t get you straight. do you like the idea of one last thought here before we move to david corn. you think i
before you vote? yes or no? you waffle. i m not. winston churchill said it any well, anybody that thinks democracy is the best form of government ought to spend five minutes with the average voter. no he said it no he said the worst form of government except for all the others that have been tried from time to time. don t challenge me on churchill. i m the churchillian. your eat chamberlain guy. pat, you didn t pat didn t say that running in new hampshire in 96 and beforehand. you came real close to endorsing this. pat, you have long wanted to take us back to the 1950s, but juddson phillips wants to take us back to the 1750s. this is just nonsense. the funny thing about this guy is chris, he wants property owners to have the right to vote. what about people who go bankrupt because he filed for bankruptcy a few years? does that mean you get your right to vote taken away? i mean, it is just nonsense and shows you what s happening with the leadership of the tea party. it is n
do you think in principle, it s a good idea to have land requirements. you waffle. winston churchill said it well. anybody who thinks democracy is the best form ought to spend five minutes. no, he said the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried from time to time. you re the chamberlain guy. pat didn t say that when he was running in new hampshire in 1996 and beforehand. he came real close to endorsing this. you ve wanted to take us back to the 1950s. this is nonsense. the funny thing about this guy is he wants property owners to have a right to vote. what about people who go bankrupt. does that mean you get your right to vote taken away? it s just nonsense and shows you what s happening.