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Friday, February 04, 2005

Great vote turnout in vietnam! 1967. Democracy!

"'United States officials were surprised and heartened today at the size of turnout in South Vietnam's presidential election despite a Vietcong terrorist campaign to disrupt the voting. According to reports from Saigon, 83 percent of the 5.85 million registered voters cast their ballots yesterday. Many of them risked reprisals threatened by the Vietcong. A successful election has long been seen as the keystone in President Johnson's policy of encouraging the growth of constitutional processes in South Vietnam.'
- Peter Grose, in a page 2 New York Times article titled, 'U.S. Encouraged by Vietnam Vote,' September 4, 1967."
I dunno, but I look through the editorial pages, the letters to the editors. See for yourself. See how much trouble, mismanagement, intrustion, noise, and objection is generated by democracy. If the least government is the best government, that's not democracy.
The European Union refuses entry to countries not up a certain standard. They are not allowed to enter to vote. No such standard applies to any person or group of persons in a democracy.
We'll have means testing for medical care. Why not some kind of means testing for the vote? There is no substitute for personal strength and power. Delieverance.

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