Re: CONSENSUS? [ga] DNSO General Assembly call to change seating rule

[Robin Miller <robin@minervan.com>]

Roeland Meyer wrote:
> 
> > Would you subscribe to the idea that only those who pay tax, should
> > have a vote?
> 
> SOmething similar was tried and argued in the early days of the USA.
> Hamilton held the belief that only land-owners should be able to vote. The
> theory is that only those with a vested interest should have control. Of
> course, that was before the day of Income Taxes.


I seem to remember that Thomas Jefferson called Alexander Hamilton a
'monarchist'... :) 

all the best, Robin
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