Voting is a Right Not a "Racial Entitlement"

Summary:
Under the 15th Amendment to the Constitution No U.S. Citizen Will Be Stopped from Voting Because of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." It is a RIGHT not a "Racial Entitlement"

Chris Matthews cites how ridiculous it was for Supreme Court Justice Scalia to call the Voting Rights Act a racial entitlement.

Under the 15th Amendment to the Constitution, 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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude." That amendment was ratified in 1870 under the administration of President Grant, one of my heroes.

Mr. Matthews goes on to list some of the ways that states have tried to suppress the right to vote for non-whites. He closes by reminding Justice Scalia that the right to vote is indeed a right and not a benefit, like Food Stamps or Medicare.

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[Zack Himsl]

Well see back the. People had muskets vs muskets and it took the same reload time as the other guys

[Mike Reeves]

Just saw your name or cough my name and thought I would say WAY TO MANNY PEOPLE HAVE THE NAME Michael Reeves. And to tell you to vote democrat Republicans have lost there god damn minds

[chokeonthis888]

This country is fucked....

Never will u get over ur its

TERRORIST RACIST PAST

[alphabeta1812]

The second amendment debate isn't really over the language anymore, but about if it should still apply now that times have changed. Muskets coulnt do mass shootings, muskets could protect people from the government. Now, our weapons can cause mass murder and can not protect you from the governments tanks, aircraft, and ballistic missiles.

[Corey R]

It's not racist, I'm white and if I was French or English or something and came over to America illegally I wouldn't expect to vote, because I'm not a legal citizen I don't have the right. But I was born in America lol

[BCAllum91]

This guys a joke, tingle up on his leg when he dreams of Obama naked

[jameswhite0070]

Washington has always been made up of ambitious individuals with personal agendas of gaining power at any cost. This is called being human. It was once said that absolute power corrupts absolutely. Unfortunately we are all victims of the politics of Washington to which both Dems and Repubs are equally responsible.

[Rory Young]

Amazing how you can get this so crystal clear with a lengthy 15th amendment but your judgement is clouded by one of the shortest amendments created otherwise known as the 2nd amendment

[metalrain300]

Yea it's a right... It's a right for legal residents of the United States. Illegal immigrants don't have that right. Don't say oh I've lived here for years cuz if you did you could of gotten the money to become a legal citizen. It's all on you and there is no excuses not to get here the right way.