[Tfug] tfug Digest, Vol 105, Issue 19

[Rich Smit]

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 20:16, shanna leonard <ssl at email.arizona.edu> wrote:

>
> Actually, sadly, the constitution does not actually give us as US
>  citizens the right to vote for federal office. Well, only for US senators,
>  but not for Presidents, and not for Congress as far as I know.
>
> Everything else is up to states (except they cant say, give the vote to
> white male land owners, and no one else, and there are other restrictions
> on how this right is provided). Otherwise States may do as they please. We
> don't actually have the right to vote for president, States can decide how
> presidential electors are selected. You can cast your nice ballot, but it
> doesn't necessarily mean bupkis. Bush v Gore showed this.
>
> I wish it was different.  If you can find in the constitution where it
> says we have a positive right to vote for US or state government officials
> (other than senators) let me know.
>

That's a very interesting insight. Thanks Shanna.

R.
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