>Where in the constitution do you find that?
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>>If the concepts and meaning of our Constitution were truly enforced as prescribed by our founding fathers, women and blacks would not have the right to vote.

Jay;

I am not sure if you understood my statement or if I misunderstood your question?

Since you asked…

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AMENDMENT XV -
Passed by Congress February 26, 1869. Ratified February 3, 1870.

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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude--

AMENDMENT XIX
Passed by Congress June 4, 1919. Ratified August 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 XXIV
Passed by Congress August 27, 1962. Ratified January 23, 1964.
Section 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 poll tax or other tax.

AMENDMENT XXVI
Passed by Congress March 23, 1971. Ratified July 1, 1971.

Section 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.

Historically, our founding fathers only allowed males who owned property the right to vote. Over time this changed. Even with Amendments to the Constitution there were problems of enforcement.

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I personally observed discrimination in the voting process while I was in the United States Air Force stationed in several southern states. One example is an election held in 1966 in Texas. Texas still enforced Pole Taxes to reduce the number of Black citizens from voting. This was illegal. I could not understand why the home state of our then president acted in this way.

I heard two southerners talk about how the Pole tax was used. A black person entered the voting area. They were checked to be sure they were registered. Then they were asked, “How much money do you have in your pocket boy”? If for example the person answered, “Twenty dollars”, then it was stated, “No, you can’t vote! It costs One Hundred dollars to vote”!

The intent of law does not mean that it is always enforced. Our nation has a dark history about enforcement of voter’s rights.

Tom