Wry Catcher
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- #41
No. It is a State matter. Again for the slow and stupid. If you get purged you have remedies if you are a legal voter. If the illegal voters vote there is no remedy.
Federal elections are not a state matter. There are no remedies if a voter is purged and is disenfranchised.
Where in the Constitution does it give YOU or anyone else the right to vote in a Federal election?
That is a very good question. Article IX may answer your question, "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people".
When framed by Article XIV, section 1, a pretty good case can be made that my right and your right to vote is protected by this phrase: "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.
Voter suppression is not a new issue, other amendments to the Constitution have expanded the rights to vote for persons of color, women and 18 year olds, much to the dissatisfaction of those who believe democracy should be limited to certain populations.
What the party of Norquist is currently engaged in is voter suppression. The issue is not that the R's are anti democratic, which they appear to be, the issue for discussion ought to be why they have no ideas which would convince the citizenry of their merit.