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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs there a civil liberty more fundamental than the right to vote?
How can any Rethug pretend to be for civil liberties when they are doing everything they can to restrict the right to vote?
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Is there a civil liberty more fundamental than the right to vote? (Original Post)
pnwmom
Jun 2013
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Journeyman
(15,036 posts)1. Yes. The right to be silent. The right to say 'No.' . .
msongs
(67,420 posts)2. sorry but there is NO right to vote in the US constitution. nt
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)4. There are several amendments that deal explicitly with voting rights
For example, the 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments.
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)5. I was asking from a general philosophical perspective,
not specifically about the U.S. constitution.
sigmasix
(794 posts)3. the right to actual choice: "none of the above"
If we had the ability to register our true distaste for the limited choices offered by "the powers that be" we would have politicians that reflect reasonable approaches and disdain for the extremists. All it would take would be the inclusion of a "none of the above" choice on every partisan ballot.