Editorial Commentary with Ken Ciboski

Ciboski: Universal Franchise


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The primary election season to select this year’s candidates for office is near. We should remember that the road to democracy has been long, and ideas for and against a universal and equal franchise have been expressed in history. In the 19th century some intellectuals argued against a universal franchise and the idea of one person, one vote. The English philosopher John Stuart Mill provided a sustained critique of democracy in his “On Liberty” publication of 1859. In his “Thoughts on
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