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To: alancarp

“ability to vote in any state or Federal elections is a privilege”

Your amendment says privilege but there are multiple references in the constitution to the right to vote.


5 posted on 11/01/2024 9:47:55 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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To: JSM_Liberty

Agree, though I’d argue a ‘right’ with restrictions (such as age, living in a particular jurisdiction, etc.) becomes a privilege. Additionally, the ‘right’ has morphed through the years: starting with free males only at least 21 years of age, then adding all males, then adding women, and finally adding those 18+. I therefore liken it to the ‘privilege’ of driving a vehicle.

All that said, I’d happily change that if it could get done.


11 posted on 11/01/2024 10:02:09 AM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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