The long effort to roll back voting access (previously here and here), Obama’s recent speech at Selma, and now Oregon’s step toward automatic voter registration has again called my attention to our voting rights. So here’s my contribution: a draft constitutional amendment on voting. Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States, who are… Continue Reading
The more I teach and think about our history, the more I teach and think about race. It is really inescapable, as highlighted by three events this past week (in reverse order): President Obama’s masterful speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday (video, text). The Justice Department’s scathing report on race in the Ferguson criminal justice… Continue Reading
Jason: I find myself in complete agreement with Jason. The push for voter ID laws in states across the country has shown a belief that the system is overrun with fraud. The numbers of actual vote fraud do not warrant this type of strict regulation of freedom. I thought he summed up the entire situation… Continue Reading
Rights are one of my favorite conversations. But let’s try something different today – rather than start at the end (minority discrimination, etc.) let’s start at the beginning. All Americans have the Right to bear arms. That’s the same “R” word as we are discussing in regards to voting, correct? Are all Americans given… Continue Reading
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