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Voter ID laws don't deter voters and vote suppression schemes can hurt the constituency of whoever is doing the suppressing. That makes me wonder what endgame
by zwieback 5y ago
Voter ID laws don't deter voters and vote suppression schemes can hurt the constituency of whoever is doing the suppressing. That makes me wonder what endgame current proponents of tightening laws and auditing results have in mind.
- mywittyname 5y agoThe goal is to poke holes in the 15th and 24th amendments, which they can wallow out over time. The SC is more than happy to put limits and exceptions on Constitutional protections. The hardest part is getting that first exception in place. Once it's there, you can slowly bring forth more cases that expand that exception ever more.
- IncRnd 5y agoNot really. People think the Constitution says things about voiting that is does not say. For example, states could pass laws that people between the ages of 25 and 35 could not vote for President. That is constitutional. I'm not saying it would be accepted, but don't say things are unconstitutional just because you disagree.
- pseudalopex 5y ago"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."[1] [1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-26/section-1 https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-26/...