Substantial commentary or Criticism #2

The person who is making this argument is Chelsea Rudman and her blog appeared in Media MATTERS for America. The targeted audiences are the public employees and the author does not have to try hard to attract and keep her audience because this topic affects just about every US Citizen that use public services. “John Derbyshire, National Review Online contributor, today rehashed his 2003 argument that nonmilitary government employees shouldn't be allowed to vote. Public employees have a ‘conflict of interest’ when voting.”

Her argument was made to defend public employees; they too should be allowed to vote regardless of the “conflict of interest.” Now I couldn’t find any background or history on this Chelsea Rudman, so her argument to allow public employees to vote could be bias if she also works in the public service industry, but that’s beside the point. Each and every citizen in America should and will have the right to vote, regardless of their profession.

She does state that “anyone who uses public services -- like the post office, roads, schools, libraries, police, firefighters -- probably has a "conflict of interest" when voting. So does anyone who pays taxes.” So not only would public employees would not be able to vote, but also “We, the People” would also be considered in this category. At the end of her blog, she commented stating “Basically, he's saying our country would be a better place if people who don't agree with him couldn't vote. Who's ‘throttling our liberties out of existence,’ again?” How ironic isn’t it?

I totally agree with Chelsea Rudman, that such statement should not have been said in the first place. If such practice was to be put into effect, it would basically mean history would repeat itself and only “White property owners could vote” once again and it would be even better if Blacks were back to properties.


Chelsea Rudman, NRO's Derbyshire: Public employees should not be allowed to vote, http://mediamatters.org/, October 13, 2010
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201010130035