[TigersEye]

The right to vote for members of the House was only protected for a particular group -- white, male, citizen landowners.

Refer us to where the Constitution spells that out and then expain how today's courts view that notion by Constitutional rulings.

[robertpaulsen]

"Refer us to where the Constitution spells that out and then expain how today's courts view that notion by Constitutional rulings."

The U.S. Constitution spelled out "the people", leaving it up to each state to set up their voting criteria. At the time, only white, male, citizen landowners were allowed to vote. Not all persons. That was my point -- "the people" did not mean "all persons".