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The loser can’t demand they be changed after the fact.”
Grudgingly, Ferrara nodded. “All right. I won’t push it any further. But—” He gave Melissa a skeptical glance. “Three or four hundred? Now, maybe. But you just watch what happens after Mike announces the first plank of his election platform. Universal suffrage for everyone eighteen years or older, after three months residency.”
Mike grinned. “Yup. And no lawyering, either. No poll taxes, no literacy tests, no language requirements—nada. If you’ve lived here for three months, you’re eighteen years old, and you’re willing to take the loyalty oath—you’re a voter.”
“The shit is going to hit the fan,” predicted Ferrara. v

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