Philon looked at her in surprise. "Well, of course not. Only people of
means vote--and why shouldn't they? They take the most interest in the
elections and all the candidates come from the higher-middle-class of
income. Anyway why should the people squawk? They took less and less
interest in the elections.
"When the proportion of voters turning out for elections got down to
thirty percent those that did turn out passed laws disenfranchising
those who hadn't voted for two Presidential elections. So if things
aren't being run to suit those who lost their rights to vote they've
got no one to thank but themselves."
Bill MacDonald looked at his wife and said in a voice filled with
incredulity, "My lord, Carol, if the people back there only knew what
their careless and negligent disinterest would one day do to their
country!"
Philon looked from one to the other, saying, "You sound as if you were
talking about the past."