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To: trumandogz
However, any such law would be stuck down by the Court based on the Equal Protection Clause.

If the Equal Protection Clause, which is in the 14th Amendment, prohibits denying particular classes of people the right to vote, then why do we have the 15th & 19th Amendments?

45 posted on 11/25/2007 11:30:50 AM PST by puroresu (Enjoy ASIAN CINEMA? See my Freeper page for recommendations (updated!).)
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To: puroresu
The Equal Protection Clause use been cited by the Court to grant every right under the sun including the right for illegal aliens to be educated in our public schools.

I am sure the Court will have little problem with citing the Equal Protection Clause to protect the right to vote based and English proficiency. But it is a non issue since there will never be a law or amendment passed prohibiting citizens that do no speak English the right to vote.

46 posted on 11/25/2007 11:37:39 AM PST by trumandogz (Hunter Thompson 2008)
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