https://redstate.com/author/thomasrspencer/feedConservative News & Politicsen-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 20:22:32 -0400<![CDATA[Isn’t modern medicine wonderful?  A hundred years ago, the average life expectancy in the United States was 47 years.  In 2009, the federal government recently announced that it is 78 years.  And, now, in an age when NASA has machines roving Mars, many states are extending the voting life of citizens for years after they are medically pronounced dead.]]>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:17:12 -0400<![CDATA[Thomas R. Spencer]]>https://redstate.com/thomasrspencer/2010/09/28/the-dead-just-keep-on-voting-n36397