Voting Rights and Suffrage
Is there a cost attached to protecting and enforcing this right? What kinds of costs are implicated?
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Short-term economic cost in general
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Long-term economic cost in general
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Cost to those least able to economically absorb the cost
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Cost to perceived democratic legitimacy
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Cost to consistency or coherence of the law as a whole
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Cost to the legitimacy or effectiveness of other rights
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Cost to considerations of social equality
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Cost to other non-material goods not so far specified
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What are the financial consequences, if any, of making this right a legally protectable right?
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Are there any groups that are uniquely disadvantaged by the exercise of this right?
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Are there any groups that uniquely benefit from the exercise of this right?
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Are there instances when this fundamental right can lead to unfairness or inequities?
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Are there objective ways to measure the utilitarian nature of this right?
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If so, where can one draw the line: when does this right stop being useful or economically viable?
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