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Members of the Elon Community Respond to Stossel
By Ryan Catanese
November 4, 2008
Should some people not vote?
In a recent column run in the Burlington Times-News, 20/20’s John Stossel made the bold claim that some voters, particularly the uninformed ones, shouldn’t vote. This column obviously coming in the closing days of a historic election year and the most enthusiastic voter turnout in recent memory.
It is easy to scoff at these claims, saying that it is imperative for all people to vote. But on a closer examination, does Stossel have a point?
This theory, as shocking as it may be, is not a new idea.
“There is an old Aristotelian argument that only the educated and well-informed, only the wise should make decisions for the rest of us who don’t know anything,” said Betty Morgan, political science professor at Elon University.
