Voting Rights Act to expire???

[jefnvk]

# the authorization of the U.S. Attorney General to send federal registrars (examiners) to register voters, in counties where the local registrar refuses to register blacks. [Section 6, 42 U.S.C. § 1973d]

# the authorization of the U.S. Attorney General to send federal observers to monitor elections, to make sure that blacks who are eligible to vote are actually permitted to vote, and that their votes are actually counted. [Section 8, 42 U.S.C. § 1973f]

# the requirement that specially covered jurisdictions gain the approval of the U.S. Attorney General before implementing new voting practices or procedures, to make sure that any voting changes that they make are not racially discriminatory. [Section 5, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c]

OK, so we don't really have to worry about renewing these, right? No one is really trying to keep black people from voting, there is no need for these parts, right? (Just trying to draw a connection to some liberals ideals that the 2A should be gone)

When you realize that 0.1% of the population garners 8-10% of the wages, it doesn't take a genius to fiure out that 0.1% of the population would then legitimately control the country by their control of the vote

I don't think they were saying yur vote gets eighed by how much you pay in taxes, just that you must pay some taxes (or at least refuse welfare) to vote.


EDIT:
Looks like some are afraid they won't be able to vote.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/06/voting.rights.ap/index.html

 

[Rebar]

Just another sign that the liberal/left is still living in the 1960's, just another excuse to bash Bush and republicans.

 

[jnojr]

The other requires election officials to provide voting material in the native language to immigrant voters who don't speak English.

Then let it die. The '50s are over. Racism is dead. The ignorant hillbillys who still hate dem colored folk don't have anything to do with elections. But I am sick and <> tired of seeing ballots in Spanish, Vietnamese, and two dozen other languages. If you can't read and speak English, how the heck can you have any idea of what you're voting on? We have enough idiot voters as it is. Adding in huge blocks of voters who get their viewpoint from one native language newspaper that's run by people with their own agendas doesn't "empower the people".

 

[p35]

In my third year of college I took the old "literacy test" from Alabama, IIRC. I missed a couple questions. As it was explained to us, if you got anything wrong it was up to the test administrator to decide whether you passed or not. Of course, in practice, that decision was based on skin color. IOW, even as a third year college student (and National Merit Scholar) I could have flunked the "literacy test" if I was the wrong skin color.

Point is, that's one of those things that sounds reasonable on paper, but lends itself to abuse in practice. It would also lend itself to endless litigation about whether any given individual got a fair shake. Really not a path we should go down.

 

[beerslurpy]

If you're on welfare, you don't get to vote.

I pity the fool that doesnt understand the many forms of welfare. The government creates most constituencies through the creation of "jobs"- hiring extra ATF or IRS agents, funding the coast guard, the EPA, etc. Look at the energy bill they just passed.

Welfare is the problem, but it isnt the kind youre thinking of.

 

[Control Group]

said citizenship being the primary qualifier to vote.

HA!

Pull the other one, it's got bells on.

 

[Crosshair]

OK, OK, OK let me be more specific beerslurpy. If you are on the "sit on you're arse all day and do nothing while the government pay's for you and you're 18 kids" welfare, you don't get to vote.

 

[Keaner]

I mean the langauge that the Constitution is written in.

We can institute that as soon as the Supreme Court learns that language


In all seriousness: If you are a citizen, YOU CAN VOTE. Thats the way it HAS to be, otherwise, our country falls apart! Once we start making requirements to vote, this stops being a representative republic, and starts being an Oglarchy! Heck, at that point, the Constitution gets thrown out the window.

The purpose of the American government was to create equal representation for EVERY citizen. And yes, I do feel the "felon" law is unconstitutional as well (Think Nelson Mandela).

As soon as there are requirements to vote, we turn into a 1700's France, with a ruling class, and a peasant class, something which is detrimental to our society! By advocating minimum requirements, we are giving our country away.

 

[WT]

Let's face it, American English is a dying language. It is being replaced by Spanish. We might as well just accept it since the progression is not going to change.

The Hispanic States (like Florida, California, Arizona, Texas, etc.) will soon have over 50% of their residents speaking Spanish as their native language. Spanish is now widely spoken and written in those areas. Once Hispanics learn to unite and use their political power we will see and hear Spanish as the official language of the states, if not the nation.

 

[Glock Glockler]

As soon as there are requirements to vote, we turn into a 1700's France, with a ruling class, and a peasant class, something which is detrimental to our society! By advocating minimum requirements, we are giving our country away

You mean exactly how it is right now? Let's see, we don't have a govt right now of, by, and for corporations and other special interests?

When someone finds out they can vote themselves a bigger welfare check you have a problem, and in case you havent noticed the constitution has been thrown out the window, so it's pretty obvious that what we are doing now isnt working and we should think of other ideas when trying to pick up the pieces of this country.

Representatives are, for lack of a better term, representative of their constituents, so when you have absolutely no standards the quality of the reps goes way down. You get what you pay for.

 

[Keaner]

You mean exactly how it is right now? Let's see, we don't have a govt right now of, by, and for corporations and other special interests?

When someone finds out they can vote themselves a bigger welfare check you have a problem, and in case you havent noticed the constitution has been thrown out the window, so it's pretty obvious that what we are doing now isnt working and we should think of other ideas when trying to pick up the pieces of this country.

Representatives are, for lack of a better term, representative of their constituents, so when you have absolutely no standards the quality of the reps goes way down. You get what you pay for.

I am not saying we are perfect today, but we cannot go even worse! By limiting voting to only a certian class, it means that we have a ruling class, which is amazingly destructive. What I am saying is: Let everyone vote (who is not IN prison), and regulate Special Interest donations. Remember, it is OUR votes that get these guys elected.

The Constitution is being trampled, I admit entirely, but lighting it on fire is not the way to get it back.

 

[buzz_knox]

The Hispanic States (like Florida, California, Arizona, Texas, etc.) will soon have over 50% of their residents speaking Spanish as their native language. Spanish is now widely spoken and written in those areas. Once Hispanics learn to unite and use their political power we will see and hear Spanish as the official language of the states, if not the nation.

Given that the official language of air travel and economics is still English, said Spanish speakers will either adapt or convert the nation to a third world country. The world will go to Arabic or Chinese as a primary language or simply retain English long before going to Spanish.

 

[Glock Glockler]

I am not saying we are perfect today, but we cannot go even worse! By limiting voting to only a certian class, it means that we have a ruling class, which is amazingly destructive

You mean we'd be ruled by people that weren't total idiots? Nooooooo, anything but that, I want stupid people do decide my fate.

Seriously, why is it that we don't have the elite limiting driver's licenses to themselves and discriminate against all the "other people" (fill in the blank undesireable)? Imagine what a difficulty if the vast majority of people couldn't drive and only the select few could, they would be very much at the mercy of the elite, but it hasnt happened.

A driver's license requirement keeps many bad drivers and drunk drivers off the road and from harming others, and we havent devolved into an auto caste system, so I don't buy your arguement.

The core of it is that if people attempt to run a system without understanding how that system works they will eventually destroy it, you can't just wish an economy to improve and ask Uncle Sugar to do things that will harm it.

 

[Monkeyleg]

With regard to speaking Spanish, buzz_knox nailed it: as long as people cannot speak English, they will not move up in this country. Neither Spanish nor Ebonics nor Lithiunian will ever be the official language of boardrooms of American corporations.

 

[Daemon688]

You are a citizen you get 1 vote. It's the only way that works. You can make millions of people a seperate sub-class and deny them equal rights, but it's not a wise long-run strategy.

I agree with the above statement 100%