[Vision2020] Re: Question for Doug Wilson

[bill london]

I asked Doug Wilson about his beliefs regarding restricting voting to 
property-owners and received the response below. 
BL

Douglas wrote:

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> Bill,
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> Thanks for checking with me. And if you would like to post this answer 
> to V2020, that would be fine with me so long as you post the whole thing.
>
> First, there is no movement or drive out there to limit voting rights 
> in that way, and I am certainly not going to start one. As we have 
> said numerous times, politics is not our savior. Christ is our savior. 
> So I have no interest in modifying voting rights in any way. Not on my 
> agenda.
>
> Second, if my circumstances were such that I could discuss an idea 
> about the ideal republic without other folks putting lighter fluid in 
> their hair, igniting it, and running around in tight, little circles , 
> I would be willing to put forward this idea. Let us limit ourselves 
> for now to this one issue. I think that Americans of age should vote 
> in general elections -- i.e. for congressmen, president, etc. I think 
> that property owners should vote in elections that concern property -- 
> levies, tax increases, etc. I think that would be a just arrangement, 
> and some arrangements in the past have approximated it (which is what 
> I believe the question at the press conference was about).
>
> But, returning to the first point, since people generally do not love 
> Jesus Christ, they do not love justice. Until they do, to urge any law 
> upon them, however just, is vanity and striving after wind.
>
> Besides the whole question of voting is becoming increasingly 
> immaterial. As Steve Wilkins put it recently, if God had wanted us to 
> vote, He would have given us candidates. Kerry or Bush? Jeepers!
>
> Cordially,
>
> Douglas Wilson
>
>
>
> At 01:54 PM 2/20/2004 -0800, you wrote:
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>> D-
>> Several people who attended your press conference regarding the  
>> history conference contraversy told me that you announced support for 
>> modifying voting rights in this country to allow only property-owners 
>> to vote.
>> First, is that correct--do you believe that only those who own real 
>> property (land or homes) should vote in American elections?
>> Second, could you explain why you would like to make that 
>> change--what would be the benefits?
>> BL
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