[geeks] California Proposition 14

[Ross Lonstein]

On Sun, Jun 06, 2010 at 10:10:55AM -0400, Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
    [snip]
> 2. Any person who had received welfare during the past 4 years would
> automatically become ineligible to vote.  Since they cannot take care of
> themselves, they cannot possibly be competent to vote.
    [snip]

And substitute one of 'wealthy', 'well-connected', 'land owning', 'the
right class' or 'white' for 'competent' to hear not-very-amusing
historical echoes.

- Ross