Posted on 10/17/2005 1:04:13 PM PDT by curtisgardner
We are quickly approaching the 21st Century and we were wondering, and when I say 'we', I mean others of us out there who wonder if everyone else out there knows what the significance of the year 2007 is to Black America?
Did you know that our right to VOTE will expire in the year 2007? Seriously! The Voters Rights Act signed in 1965 by Lyndon B. Johnson was just an ACT. It was not made a law.
In 1982, Ronald Reagan amended the Voters Rights Act for another 25 years. Which means that in the year 2007 we could lose the Right to vote!
Does anyone realize that African Americans are the only group of people who require PERMISSION under the United States Constitution to vote! In the year 2007, Congress will once again convene to decide whether or not Blacks should retain the rights to vote (crazy but true).
In order for this to be passed, 38 states will have to approve an extension. This is ludicrous! Not only should the extension be approved, but also the ACT must be made a law. Our right to vote should no longer be up for discussion, review and/or evaluation.
We must contact our Congress-persons, Senators, Alderpersons, etc., to put a stop to this! As bona fide Citizens of the United States, we cannot "drop the ball" on this one! We have come too far to let government make us take such a huge step backward. So please, let us push forward to continue to build the momentum towards gaining equality.
Please pass this onto others, as we are sure that many more individuals are not aware of this. I urge all of you that are able, to contact those in government that have your vote and make them aware of our combined concern for this issue.
One voice!...... One Vote! You cannot complain, if you do not participate.....local, State, & national..
Amendment 15 to the United States Constitution states:
1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Part 1 is non-negotiable so it is untrue that the any race requires permission to vote (must be a citizen...). Part 2 empowers Congress to enforece part 1. This is a specific and explicit empowerment of Congress to pass laws to make sure that voting rights are not based on race (in concept or action). In other words - there are no constitutional questions about the feds ensuring, pretty much as they see fit under the limitation of "as appropriate," that voting rights are not limited based on race.
Congress didn't really do that until 1965. Despite what the e-mail says, the Voting Rights Act is a law (else it would not have any enforcable qualities). It is a law that prescribes how the federal government will make sure that a persons right to vote is not infringed based on race.
That act (law) does expire in 2007, but that is the enforcement law (not race specific) and not the right, which is, as noted earlier - non-negotiable.
Amendment 15 to the United States Constitution states:
1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Part 1 is non-negotiable so it is untrue that the any race requires permission to vote (must be a citizen...). Part 2 empowers Congress to enforece part 1. This is a specific and explicit empowerment of Congress to pass laws to make sure that voting rights are not based on race (in concept or action). In other words - there are no constitutional questions about the feds ensuring, pretty much as they see fit under the limitation of "as appropriate," that voting rights are not limited based on race.
Congress didn't really do that until 1965. Despite what the e-mail says, the Voting Rights Act is a law (else it would not have any enforcable qualities). It is a law that prescribes how the federal government will make sure that a persons right to vote is not infringed based on race.
That act (law) does expire in 2007, but that is the enforcement law (not race specific) and not the right, which is, as noted earlier - non-negotiable.
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