Something else I’ve been weighing about universal suffrage is a twist on old pre-20s argument that *women* made against the female vote: a woman social influence gives her the power of more than her own vote.
I’d take another step and say we’re seeing women use the vote of the nearest man and then the collective vote of “her” children to suit her interests.
Anyone who thinks votes in general are independent doesn't understand the power of influence. Influence derives from position of power and there is nothing more powerful than seniorship over your blood relatives.
I’m not sure we could ever reconcile even women who are net taxpayers being allowed to vote, unless they’re also single and childless, or they’ll still wield magnitudes more individual voting power than any man in equal stature.
