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Americans have no constitutional right to vote?

By SharperIron on Mon, 03/04/13
Society & Culture
Citizenship
States' Rights

“ ‘The individual citizen has no federal constitutional right to vote for electors for the President of the United States,’ the majority opinion states, ‘unless and until the state legislature chooses a statewide election as the means to implement its power to appoint members of the Electoral College.’”

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jcoleman

NewQuote:We could then finally

Tue, 03/05/13

We could then finally say, without qualification or complicated explanations, “Yes, in the United States, we have a constitutional right to vote.”

No, we shouldn’t. That’s the whole point of having a Republic versus a Democracy.

Related . . .

Topics: Citizenship, Kevin Bauder
  • Kevin Bauder: Christian Citizenship Today
  • How Then Shall We Vote?
  • Ben Sasse’s two-minute civics class
  • How, Then, Should Christians Vote? And do Evangelicals owe Bill Clinton an apology?
  • ‘Under the Constitution, They Are Citizens at Birth’

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