Juan_Bottom wrote:MeDeFe wrote:And I see what you mean by racist, DM, though I doubt it has been applied in the last few decades.
It certainly hasn't. Wait..... Mississippi? Didn't they just ratify a certain 13th amendment in 1998?<---not a joke
For our Non-US friends, thats the amendment which abolished slavery.
Hey, old habits die hard. I'm sure it was just a clerical oversight.
Juan_Bottom wrote:MeDeFe wrote:In any case, why exclude Indians from being counted? (State within the state?)
Yes... While I'm not sure that they can't vote, or aren't counted... all Indian reservations are considered a seperate form of federalized land. Local governments have no jurisdiction there, and the Federal Government herself has limited rights. My G-Ma was half Chippewa. It's awesome.
Like JB said, indian reservations are sovereign nations. They hold their own elections and build casinos.
Juan_Bottom wrote:MeDeFe wrote:They should also cut that part about the right to vote only being granted to male inhabitants 21 years of age and only men forming the basis for calculating the number of representatives.
Ditto. I ignored it I suppose.
But this was fixed with womens sufferage though. It appears that although the Constitution may be Amended... they never change the original words.
It's a good idea to leave the original as it is. That's the way it was and the amendments are the way it is now.
Amendment 19 - Women's Suffrage. Ratified 8/18/1920.
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 sex.
Amendment 26 - Voting Age Set to 18 Years. Ratified 7/1/1971.
1. The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.
