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Old 06-20-2019, 06:32 PM   #13
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Many would agree with the notion that if you have a physical presence in a town and pay taxes to the town then you ought to have some say in the running of that town. However, even if you own properties in multiple places and could actually vote in multiple places, you ought not to be able to vote more than once on things at the state or national level. Trying to do so seems decidedly counter to the principles of democracy and thus shameful. Wealth ought not to give more voting power..........

FANTASTIC, this was the point I was trying to bring out. To think otherwise needs a Federal Constitutional amendment not a change to the Lakes Region or NH.

All bickering and bashing aside, there is some non emotional reasoning that still exists.
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