Comments on: Oakhurst Third-Graders Bring Politics Back to the Square

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:11:57 +0000

I don’t think anyone here is criticizing this effort. It’s really great…that’s why I posted it almost immediately.

And I don’t want to speak for Left Wing, but I think he was speaking in jest when he said that third-graders should know that the state of Georgia gives the right to vote.

Don’t take our random tangents as disapproval. Its just the way these sites operate sometimes.

By: educator

educator — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:06:46 +0000

Really. Again, we need to remember these students are 3rd graders. What have you done to promote voting in your district?

By: Decaturguy

Decaturguy — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:33:09 +0000

Yes, Midi, it is pretty hard to argue that the Contitution does not contain a right to vote (even under the most hard core deranged right wing interpretation of the Constituttion) when the 15th Amendment clearly begins by saying “The right of citizens of the United States to vote …”

By: DEM

DEM — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:10:07 +0000

Stephen, if most people want social services, they can vote for candidates who support those services. The fact that both major parties are willing to spend very lavishly on such services speaks to the fact that a majority of Americans appear to want them, and they are getting their way. That does not mean there is a constitutional right to have those services. Constitutional welfare rights are simply not compatible with democracy.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:01:09 +0000

Was it a “moral right” or a “constitutional right” for slaves and women to vote? Just checking on the semantics. Let’s face it, the constitution and nationalism for that matter were state of the art 230 years ago. Borders are fuzzy, globalization is happening, race is not so definable…this is the new world. Constitutional rights were derived from moral rights and always will be, however, the rules of life change and so should our views of rights whether they be moral or constitutional. People also thought the earth was flat, blacks were property, and women shouldn’t vote. The definition of what is a right and what is not a right do change over time. Obama is not so far off the mark. Most people would like the some socialized services….most importantly healthcare. People talk about socialism like it’s the plague. However, I’ll bet none of those people have ever lived in a country with socialized medicine, or know anything about it other than what they surmise from Rush Limbaugh. I have lived in socailized medicine. It’s friggin’ great. It really takes the stress out of life knowing that you aren’t one disease away from bankruptcy. If basic healthcare isn’t a right it should be and Obama knows that.