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Originally Posted by PepsiFree

There’s two ways to read section 3. One, that the right to vote should be restricted to citizens, and two, that the right to vote should be protected for citizens. Making it clear that voting is an important right for CITIZENS doesn’t imply voting shouldn’t even be considered important to anyone else. And, as I pointed out, your arguments (specifically your dismissal of the importance of the right to vote and saying it won’t change elections) actually go against the purpose of the charter, so don’t pretend like you actually respect it or care about it.

Your arguments aren’t any better than the ones that were probably used against allowing women and indigenous people to vote. “This thing over here says they can’t and that means that they can’t do take it up with Chrétien!” like, come on man, have an actual opinion you formed on your own. Point to a document from 1982 and saying “this is it! this is the end!” is stupid. We should be using the charter to protect rights, not to limit them.

It’s just funny watching you go back and forth on this. Oh, it’s so so important! the charter! voting rights! IMPORTANT! But uhhh, also a waste of time and out of touch with what’s important. lol. Clown stuff.

So you’re in favour of everyone voting? Who should and shouldn’t vote and why? Show your work.