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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts) Thu Aug 30, 2018, 09:36 PM Aug 2018

Voting Is NOT A Right In The Constitution. It Is A Privilege Given By Government For The Qualified. [View all]

Lest we forget the only eligible voters in thE US originally were white mail land owners. They were the only voters. And strict constructionists like Kavanaugh could easily rule the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional. They could even end the Civil Rights Act Of 1964. Trump's nomination represents the strict constructionist view. So a lot of laws and programs could be found unconstitutional.

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Voting Is NOT A Right In The Constitution. It Is A Privilege Given By Government For The Qualified. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Aug 2018 OP

It needs to be added to the Constitution. Ilsa Aug 2018 #1

but it's not unconstitutional either AlexSFCA Aug 2018 #2

But the Constitution DOES protect the right once it is granted. EffieBlack Aug 2018 #3

If only we could pass an amendment sarisataka Aug 2018 #4

And then throw in a penalty on any state that disenfranchises voters anyway NotASurfer Aug 2018 #5

"snarf" TreasonousBastard Aug 2018 #7

"The Sky is Falling!" brooklynite Aug 2018 #6

I think it grossly unfair that the landless back-mailed were denied their suffrage. Volaris Aug 2018 #8

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