[inquest]

Voting was never part of the BOR. It's not an inalienable right, like the others. And for good reason: the other parts of the BOR are all about various rights of the people to be left alone and unharassed. Voting is about being able to control other people, and hence it's more than just a freedom; it's a power to be wielded. It's appropriate that that power be subject to some restrictions.

[misterrob]

But the structure of government we live under calls for each person to have the right to participate in the political process and be free from harassment and interference on who they choose to vote for. The representatives are elected by the people to produce a republic type of government. Why do you think the whole "Taxation without representation" issue was so huge?