Teri KanefieldMar 16, 2024

I have my weekend blog post ready.

You don’t have an affirmative Constitutional right to vote. (Did you know that?)

The right to vote was not (affirmatively) included in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights, or any other Amendments.

Here's why (and what I mean):

https://terikanefield.com/the-right-to-vote/

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The Right to Vote - Teri Kanefield

First, some business. I have finished the series about misinformation and outrage in what I have been calling the MSNBC-CNN-Left-Leaning-Social-Media outrage ecosystem. Since last week, I linked the parts together, added a few sections, and revamped the conclusion. The series begins here. *  *  * And now, for this week’s topic: The Right to Vote […]

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@Teri_Kanefield One might consider that the right to vote is buried in the somewhat moribund "privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States" of the 14th Amendment.

At least Justice Douglas thought so in Oregon v Mitchell 400 US 112 (1970) pages 149-150 where he wrote:

The right to vote for national officers is a privilege and immunity of national citizenship.

Mar 16, 2024 at 9:02pmWeb