Thursday, September 27, 2012

do we have a fundamental affirmative individual right to vote in our Constitution? The answer may surprise you

Do we have a fundamental affirmative individual right to vote in our Constitution? The answer may surprise you ?

" NO! " -- continued: http://goo.gl/5GmBt

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See also:

Things That Are Not In the U.S. Constitution

" Have you ever heard someone say, "That's unconstitutional!" or "That's my constitutional right!" and wondered if they were right? You might be surprised how often people get it wrong. You might also be surprised how often people get it right. Your best defense against misconception is reading and knowing your Constitution.

A lot of people presume a lot of things about the Constitution. Some are true, some are not. This page will detail some of the things that people think are in the Constitution, but are not. " -- continued: http://goo.gl/aGeM

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Why We Need the Right to Vote Amendment

" .... The right to vote is the foundation of any democracy. Yet most Americans do not realize that we do not have a constitutionally protected right to vote. While there are amendments to the U.S. Constitution that prohibit discrimination based on race (15th), sex (19th) and age (26th), no affirmative right to vote exists.

The 2000 Presidential Election was the first time many Americans realized the necessity of a constitutional right to vote. The majority of the U.S. Supreme Court, in Bush v. Gore (2000), wrote, "The individual citizen has no federal constitutional right to vote for electors for the President of the United States." The U.S. is one of only 11 other democracies in the world with no affirmative right to vote enshrined in its constitution. ... " -- continued: http://goo.gl/cSGSZ

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Register to vote:

http://freakoutnation.com/2012/09/05/voter-registration/

http://www.eac.gov/voter_resources/register_to_vote.aspx

http://www.fec.gov/votregis/vr.shtml

http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Voting.shtml

http://www.rockthevote.org

https://gottaregister.com