As a country we should bring back The Three-Fifths Compromise for childless adults. Not like how we unfortunately used it for when it came to legislative population representation and tax purposes in counting the slave population for each state. Back then they would count every three out of five slaves as one person. I'm not condoning that, that's grotesque on every human level. But, how about we redefine the term? Flip the script. Let's use a similar premise for the right to fully vote. Think about it, in all other aspects of life; work, school, and relationships, you have to put something into the game to receive the full benefits of whatever situation. And, well, no matter how we would like to distract ourselves by the brave new modern world we live in; our human population only progresses at the most basic animal level by pro-creation. All other arguments of progress aside, because without children for the next generations to come, progress means jack shit.
Therefore the most progressive a single human can possibly be is creating another life to further along the existence of our species at it’s most instinctual premise.
That should be rewarded. Heavily rewarded. My suggestion, a stronger allocation of voting rights. You’re over 18 with a kid, your vote on all levels from local municipality to federal elections is a full vote cast. Childless your vote is 3/5th of a vote. Harsh? So fucking what. Everyone nowadays is so feverishly obsessed with doomsday politics, and if the most basic contribution for our existence to continue on is having children then that person(s) should have more say. It’s called having skin in the game.
I played some form of organized baseball from 5 years old to 30 years old, I loved it. But I can tell you with absolute confidence being on the field in the middle of a heated competition versus watching some other game I wasn’t a part of was not remotely the same. In fact it didn’t even come close. As a spectator watching another game awaiting for the field to open up so our game could begin; I probably had at most let’s say for arguments sake...about 3/5th of interest in the preceding competition I was not involved in. That type of vested interest versus passive interest translates to life and our society in more ways than one.
I could write a thousand pages about how this argument is absolutely pertinent, and it isn’t off base. Maybe one day I will. But, I will keep it at one sound objective correlation that is appropriate for this shit show of Summer 2020. That the “Peaceful Protestors,” all across our country right now are no doubt the 3/5th voters.
These twenty, thirty, and forty something year old losers are burning down churches, desecrating statues of Frederick Douglass, and our Founding Fathers, and not stopping there either. They are burning down small and large businesses, and murdering black live matters chapter leaders (See Bernell Trammell) because they are Trump Supporters. Would they be doing this if they were parents? Come on, we all know the answer. They would be doing none of it, absolutely zero of it. And, if they are parents conducting in this behavior; under my radical societal voting restructuring they would immediately either lose their right to vote, or be demoted to the 3/5th representation.
I propose this knowing full well election season is upon us, and my heart is not full with joy that everyone has the right to vote. Because the people who don’t care about our so clear and obvious fragile freedoms, and harmonious society that want to burn into the ground every time “Dad” doesn’t let them have a sleepover—shouldn’t have a full vote. In fact until they have actual real skin in the game they shouldn’t have a full vote at all.
No Kid. No Vote.
Is this radical suggestion somewhat Medieval in nature and entirely Anti-American in philosophy? Sure. And, I don’t care. The uninformed spoiled brats have wrecked the house, and it’s time for the adults to take back over. I also miss very much our youth culture being more concerned with dick jokes, partying, and rock n roll. Let the parents fight over boring tax policy and immigration, and allow our childless young adults to have fun again.
I truly believe this radical restructuring of our system would be amazing for our youthful counter culture, and pop culture to unite and thrive again. In all the good old fashioned American fun ways again. In the vein of The Drag Racing 50's, The Punk Rock 70's, and the MTV generations that followed. All fairly apolitical generations shaping lives through having fun. Now all that seems to be dead and gone, and this boring and toxic politically active youth culture that has replaced all of that has made our world worse, not better. This new voting allocation system would indirectly bring us back to the good old days. For if we have a huge portion of the population that isn't connected to political culture because their vote doesn't mean as much, perhaps that section of the people our youth(usually without children) will go back to the days of partying, rock n roll, and National Lampoon's style politically incorrect humor; over boring church lady activism. Our new generation of high-schoolers and college kids are picking and choosing friends, and relationships based on political affiliation and engagement, rather then who has the best backyard for parties. That's not the America I want to raise my kids in. I want my kids to lie about what they're doing, and sneak out to a kegger in the woods. Not be honest with me about going to their local march to Save the Mud Beetles and Smash the Patriarchy.
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