re: "If we ever start picking and choosing who can and cannot vote then America will no longer be America."
We once did. And guess what? It was still America.
I think voting should be reserved for those who give more than they get. But that would be harder still to measure.
You sound as if this America is as good as it gets. IMO, an "America" that is different from this "America" is not necessarily a bad thing. Huge improvements could be made. So I don't share your concern.
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