We have been covering the US Constitution line by line. When Republicans wave their paper props and parrot their vile machinations, we will be prepared to expose the lies. We have finished the main body of the Constitution. Now we continue with the Amendments. You can find the last article on the main body of the Constitution here. It has links to all the others. The text comes from The US Constitution. Previous articles in the Amendment series:
Article I
Articles II and III
Article IV
Article V
Article VI
Article VII
Article VIII
Articles IX and X
Articles XI and XII
Article XIII
Article XIV
Article XV
Article XVI
Article XVII
Article XVIII
Article IX
Article XX
Articles XXI and XXII
Amendment XXIII
1: The District constituting the seat of government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct: A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a state, but in no event more than the least populous state; they shall be in addition to those appointed by the states, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a state; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment.
2: The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
The Twenty third Amendment, ratified in 1961, provides electors in Presidential elections to the District of Columbia, but limits the number of electors to the number allowed least populous state. Prior to this, Washington, DC residents could not vote for President/VP. It is not controversial.
Amendment XXIV
1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.
2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
The Twenty fourth Amendment, ratified in 1964, ended the disenfranchisement of African Americans through use of a poll tax. It is not controversial. However, the Democrats who were about to become Republicans, just changed tactics and moved to literacy tests. They continue to attempt to throw up barriers against poor and minority voters to this day. As much as they deny their racism, their policies validate it.
I shall try to put up a new article in this series almost every day. It will take some time to cover it all, but when we’re done, we shall be immune to the lies with which Republicans seek to undermine our freedoms.
8 Responses to “Constitutional Amendments: Articles XXIII and XXIV”
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Yes, it’s so sad that in the 21st century bigots are still trying to suppress minority vote. At the same time they say racism no longer exsists in America, so we don’t need affirmative action, government hiring quotas, etc. You can change the name (KKK) but the thinking is the same.
And has been incorporated into the Republican Party.
They want things the way they were……Racist based
Amen Tim
Voting rights still suffer in America. I don’t want to sound like a Rightie and demand an amendment to suit my agenda, but we need an enforceable measure of law to assure hard copy ballots.
Dave that is sort of a separate issue, but I have long been an opponant to using voting machines that do not have a paper trail.
Which brings us righg back to the Declalration of Independence,
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed;[6]
Ivan, I completely agree. Howerver, although the Declaration is pivotal in defining the US, it is not actually a legally binding document.