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reACTIONary

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8. Absolutly! Aside from the civil rights amendments...

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 23, 2013, 07:52 PM

Feb 2013

...the constitution gurantees all state citizens a republican (that is, democratic) form of governmnet. It is obvious that this provision gives the federal government the duty to oversee voting rights in the states.

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NAACP warns Supreme Court: Thwart assault on Voting Rights Act or risk return to ‘old poison’ [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 2013 OP

Rethugs demand upholding the 2nd Amendment BumRushDaShow Feb 2013 #1

Correction: Only half of the second amendment. PSPS Feb 2013 #2

+1000 baldguy Feb 2013 #3

I'm 72 and the NAACP is the only one fighting for me. Downwinder Feb 2013 #4

Rather than examine why fewer and fewer demographics vote for them... Ash_F Feb 2013 #5

Personally I think the monitoring should be extended nationwide "shrug" cstanleytech Feb 2013 #6

Not a bad idea, actually. Ken Burch Feb 2013 #7

Absolutly! Aside from the civil rights amendments... reACTIONary Feb 2013 #8

SCOTUS should have been dealt with summarily after Theft 2000 Doctor_J Feb 2013 #9

Get ready because it's going to turn ugly real fast. Joe Bacon Feb 2013 #10