Limit voters to taxpayers only

[tophat]

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what do you mean license for voters?
isn't that what the Voter's ID is all about?

or do you mean that they must undergo some kind of board exam?

yes sir, some kind of exam to determine a person's capacity to make an intelligent choice and his/her immunity from being bought. someone who can be easily swayed and affected by surveys instead of choosing based on his/her own conscience will not be given a license to vote...

[pugak_79]

Reserving voting rights for only a certain group of people is an attack on Democracy. It is good we are aware of an emerging problem with our people but this radical proposal will divide our country. It is misguided, short sighted and insensitive. How can any one person think of removing a basic human right from his fellowmen? Majority of the people are misinformed but low iq remains to be questionable. Education is key rather than further divide the country. Philippines is a country for Filipinos, regardless of social status, educational background, religion or race.

they're selling their votes! how democratic is that? do you really want to keep sensitivity over human suffering, abuse & exploitation? i say the right to vote preceded with the right to education, otherwise its a vote based by ignorance, indifference & irresponsibility which apparently came from a vast majority

[gumdrop]

hahaha..
Grabe sab ng naa gyud license to vote, lisod gyud diay mag pili ug kandidato?
Kailangan bang i-memorize yan?

Maypa mag pinatyanay na lang ta. Ang last man standing mao na ang himoong presidente. Syaru'g naa pay mokontra niya, siya na gud ang last man standing..hahaha

Will a country prosper without the dumb, the poor, the bugo, the idiots?

If tanan tawo sa Pilipinas puros bright, kinsa na man lang ang mosugot mahimong driver, hardinero, panday, mangingisda, mangingihaw, yaya, tindera, mananahi, tigluto, waiter, mason, laborer?


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nuf said...
Amen.

[YJOB]

you know what guys, it would be much easier and more peaceful if we would filter our candidates rather than filtering the voters.

mas dali ug mas sayon pa buhaton kung ang mga kandidato maoy hashasan hangtod nga tulo nalang ang mahabilin pulos maayo.

kaysa ang mga botante maoy panaktakon.

dili tugotan molansad ang mga questionable nga tawo.
dili tugotan molansad ang mga naay pending nga kaso sa ombudsman.
dili tugotan molansad ang mga walay capacity to govern and lead a nation.

instead of imposing laws that would discriminate the lower class voters.

in this way, every candidate is a good choice.

[Ronn926]

this is not applicable with our present law....

d sad mo sugot ang mga politiko ani kay la na sila magamit igka election... hehehe

--> corek!

[Ronn926]

you know what guys, it would be much easier and more peaceful if we would filter our candidates rather than filtering the voters.

mas dali ug mas sayon pa buhaton kung ang mga kandidato maoy hashasan hangtod nga tulo nalang ang mahabilin pulos maayo.

kaysa ang mga botante maoy panaktakon.

dili tugotan molansad ang mga questionable nga tawo.
dili tugotan molansad ang mga naay pending nga kaso sa ombudsman.
dili tugotan molansad ang mga walay capacity to govern and lead a nation.

instead of imposing laws that would discriminate the lower class voters.

in this way, every candidate is a good choice.

---> galing talaga mg-isip ni sir yjob... dinhi sa ato. popularity man gud mkdaog, bisan way credentials.... tsk tsk

[pugak_79]

you know what guys, it would be much easier and more peaceful if we would filter our candidates rather than filtering the voters.

mas dali ug mas sayon pa buhaton kung ang mga kandidato maoy hashasan hangtod nga tulo nalang ang mahabilin pulos maayo.

kaysa ang mga botante maoy panaktakon.

dili tugotan molansad ang mga questionable nga tawo.
dili tugotan molansad ang mga naay pending nga kaso sa ombudsman.
dili tugotan molansad ang mga walay capacity to govern and lead a nation.

instead of imposing laws that would discriminate the lower class voters.

in this way, every candidate is a good choice.

Ok i think this is plan A and plan B na katong voters. Sa local gov't ang lisod i control

[xinevirtucio]

ang pangutana..

kaya kaha na sa comelec?

karon galing...wa man gali silay nabuhat sa paglansar ni erap.

basin aside nga hashasan ang kandidato...

basin ang comelec kelangan sad hashasan..ug maau

[vern]

This is, in fact, the downside of democracy I'm afraid. After seeing Erap clinching the number 2 spot, perhaps second thoughts about your 'faith in the people' is appropriate. This topic is indeed radical, no question about that, but it's at least an honest knee-jerk reaction to Erap's amassing of 8million+ votes. Surely you find that upsetting as well?

If people truly wanted Erap, how is that a downside of democracy? Clearly democracy in this case worked in many people's favor since Erap did not win. For those who wanted Erap, then democracy did not work for them. Democracy does not favor the learned, the wise, the intelligent.

Sure I find it upsetting, but I am one person. If only those who paid taxes were able to vote, then what you have is an aristocracy ... a nobility. That I am not in favor of. That is worse than Erap buying votes.

On second thought, this would be a great idea. There should be coupons credited to the amount of taxes paid. My family has paid more taxes in the Philippines than most Filipino people, therefore, even as a family of American citizens, we too should be able to vote, since after all, we are paying taxes. Individual corporations should be able to get coupons so they can participate in elections. Foreign corporations could effectively buy the governing class of the Philippines. The Philippines surely needs the guidance of such learned corporations with names like Exxon Mobil, British Petroleum, Lockeed Martin, Sony ... after all, the poor cannot be trusted and don't deserve a say. What I say is indeed radical, no question about that, but it's at least an honest knee-jerk reaction to Erap's amassing of 8million+ votes.

But seriously, who wins is not an issue. That the election is conducted in a fair and legal way is the issue. Everything else is water under the bridge. If one cannot prove in a court of law that Erap cheated the Filipino people out of their democratic process, then he has as much right to win regardless of what elitists such as you or others might believe. If Erap did cheat, then how is that a knock against democracy?

Personally, I believe I should be emperor, but that has it's own problems. Most of you would be in the fields making bricks to finish my statue.

[urysei]

ayaw pud e limit ang mga botante sa mga nag byad ug tax kay in one way or the other tanan tah nga ga consume ug anything that we buy is vat included so TAX japon na xa, everybody should have the right to vote, bisan pa gani ang mga pinka ubos ug estado sa kinabuhi, ang importante nga maka pili ta ug maayo nga mamumuno sa atong nassud para ma ayo na ang tanan natong mga problema sa katilingban....