How can you consider the act of restricting voters from voting to be constitutional?
In a Democratic society, how is it constitutional to limit the people’s right to vote?
51-55, M
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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
Unfortunately it's not a true democracy. It's a democratic republic.
Where "democratic" modifies republic.
To the deniers. Look at the US Constitution before you argue!
Just stating a well known fact!
[quote]Article IV Section 4
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a [b][u]Republican[/u][/b] Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
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ᵀʰᵉ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᵖˡᵃᶜᵉ ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ʳᵉᵖᵘᵇˡⁱᶜᵃⁿ ⁱˢ ᵐᵉⁿᵗⁱᵒⁿᵉᵈ. ᴰᵉᵐᵒᶜʳᵃᵗⁱᶜ ⁿᵒʳ ᵈᵉᵐᵒᶜʳᵃᶜʸ ⁱˢ ᵐᵉⁿᵗⁱᵒⁿᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ᵃˡˡ.
Where "democratic" modifies republic.
To the deniers. Look at the US Constitution before you argue!
Just stating a well known fact!
[quote]Article IV Section 4
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a [b][u]Republican[/u][/b] Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
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ᵀʰᵉ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᵖˡᵃᶜᵉ ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ʳᵉᵖᵘᵇˡⁱᶜᵃⁿ ⁱˢ ᵐᵉⁿᵗⁱᵒⁿᵉᵈ. ᴰᵉᵐᵒᶜʳᵃᵗⁱᶜ ⁿᵒʳ ᵈᵉᵐᵒᶜʳᵃᶜʸ ⁱˢ ᵐᵉⁿᵗⁱᵒⁿᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ᵃˡˡ.