"And so was mine.  And so am I.  But is there any really good reason why a citizen's franchise should be voided simply because he happens to be dead?  Come to think of it, the precinct I was raised in had a very large graveyard vote - almost Martian.  Yet the town was a pleasant one to live in.  As may be, our lad Mike can't own anything because the 'Old Ones' already own everything.  So you see why I have had trouble explaining to him that he owns over a million shares of Lunar Enterprises, plus the Lyle Drive , plus assorted chattels and securities?  It doesn't help that the original owners are dead; that makes it worse, they are 'Old Ones' - and Mike wouldn't dream of sticking his nose into the business of 'Old Ones.'"