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To: Turret Gunner A20
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation

Not one to bicker, really!, but it seems the 19th amendment says it is a right. Of course the government can limit, or restrict, rights (felon voting, etc.).
If I remember correctly (not that I was there or anything), when the constitution was first ratified, only property owners could vote. Lots of people were left out of the loop at the time. Am I remembering my history correctly?

7 posted on 10/08/2008 12:06:06 PM PDT by jeffc (They're coming to take me away! Ha-ha, he-he, ho-ho!)
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To: jeffc
Not one to bicker, really!, but it seems the 19th amendment says it is a right.

Where is the word President in that Amendment?

Neal's statement was that voting for President is not a right. He is right.

12 posted on 10/08/2008 5:37:52 PM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: jeffc
From the above Nuze note, to wit:
This letter writer makes another mistake. He constantly refers to "the right to vote." Those are not the words I use.

I'm referring to "the right to vote in a presidential election."

The point being that individuals vote for Electors that meet in Washington DC to vote for the President in accordance with various processes, methods or procedures of the separate States.

No individual citizen has the right to vote for the President.

13 posted on 10/08/2008 5:49:20 PM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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