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Showing Original Post only (View all)We need a Constitutional Amendment with wording similar to the Second Amendment (one difference) [View all]
"The right of the people to VOTE shall not be infringed."
Sub-clause: if you are a citizen, you can vote. Citizenship means automatic voter registration. Denying a US citizen the right to vote is a felony. TRYING to deny a US citizen the right to vote is a felony. Refusing to accept or count the vote of a US citizen is a felony. Period. No exceptions.
Couch it in flowery patriotic language, so the legislatures of sparsely populated States and the southern states can ratify it and feel good about it. But make it ironclad. No ambiguity. Nothing that could give the right wing majority on the SCOTUS the wiggle room to make exceptions. Once it's in the Constitution, the SC has to uphold it.
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We need a Constitutional Amendment with wording similar to the Second Amendment (one difference) [View all]
DFW
Oct 2018
OP
We need a law that imposses serious penalties for any restriction of the right to vote.
olegramps
Oct 2018
#48
Absolutely. Trying to work, herd a family, etc. makes it tough to vote on a workday.
VOX
Oct 2018
#20
They do so because they can and know a Republican SCOTUS will provide them with cover
DFW
Oct 2018
#8
Oh, heck --- just EDIT the 2nd Amendment ! Replace "bear arms" with "vote" and be done with it. nt
eppur_se_muova
Oct 2018
#17
I would love an automatic death penalty for anyone attempting to deny the right.
LiberalFighter
Oct 2018
#19
And based on the current intrepetation of the second amendment it would be ok to require...
PoliticAverse
Oct 2018
#26
Shhhh. We don't want to get into that. Nor do we want to get into "Shall issue" versus "may issue"
hughee99
Oct 2018
#30
It's in the 14th, with a penalty for states that disenfranchise any eligible voters
NotASurfer
Oct 2018
#35