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That is not why we broke away from the British, to give voting rights just to those in the service. Then we'd just be giving everything back to the king, and going against everything we were for. Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, etc. knew people were idiots, thats why the United States is a Republic, not a true Democracy. If we were to give voting rights away, America wouldnt be anything but another than a common-wealth of the United Kingdom.
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Originally Posted by orcutt989
Uh? Where does the UK come into play?
I am pretty sure it would be mandatory military service in the US army :blink:
The United Kingdom doesnt have a Commonwealth, it is a member of a Commonwealth.
The UK isnt in charge of it.
Your also getting confused between the Commonwealth Nations (most of which are Republics) and Commonwealth Realms (Those that decided they wished to stay with a Monarchy, and chose to have the same one as us).
The Commonwealth Realms have the same "Head of State" ie: Queen Elizabeth II.. However its a Titular position, whereby she rubber stamps the Parliamentary decisions of all those independant countries.
Or perhaps, your thinking more of certain countries we could mention that are controlled by the USA, but the people have no Right to vote in US elections? You know, places like Puerto Rico, American Virgin Islands etc? :rolleyes:
Don't forgot the Constitutional Monarchies.
All the Commonwealth Realms are Constitutional Monarchies :blink: