Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Chapter 12 (Hint: Not Bankruptcy)

My son, who is 6, putting our ballots in

Rights of the People: Individual Freedom & the Bill of Rights - Ch. 12: The Right to Vote
(Yes, I know this is the updated america.gov source location, but that layout does absolutely nothing for me even though the original one isn't 508 compliant. Sorry.)

Truly inspiring brief quotes and context behind each of the Amendments below.

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.

— Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1870)

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 sex.

— Nineteenth Amendment (1920)

The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any
primary or other election . . . shall not be denied or abridged . . . by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.

— Twenty-fourth Amendment (1964)

The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of age.
— Twenty-sixth Amendment (1971)


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