After reading the article “The Right to Vote is Never Safe” by Jon Grinspan‚ published on November 4th‚ 2017 there are several things that can be said. To begin with‚ this article is based on everything that took place not so long ago‚ that people have failed to realize how important it is today. Grinspan practically spoke on all that happened and that took place in order for black men and poor white men to finally vote. Grinspan also mentions the old Protestant elites and how they sought to hold
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Someone could argue that these people have the opposite of good morals. Convicted felons should not be able to vote because they have already proven that they are unsuitable to vote. Felons and ex-felons are not suitable enough to vote. They have committed serious crimes along the line of burglary‚ rape‚ murder‚ etc. These crimes are serious and show a great lack of the common knowledge to tell the difference between right and wrong.
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not an equal right. White American men were granted the voting right in 1789‚ when president George Washington won the election. At that time in the U.S‚ neither woman or African-Americans share the right to vote. Woman’s started claiming their right to vote in 1848‚ and the movement went on for 70 years. In 1920 they won the battle and got what they fought for a long time‚ the right to vote. Voting equality was not complete‚ because African-Americans did not have the right to vote. Finally‚ in 1965
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It is important for U.S. citizens to use their right to vote. It is important to vote to vote in order for a political leader be fairly elected. A citizen’s vote ensures equality among all races and economic statuses. It also helps with race and religious beliefs. Voting represents a citizen’s moral values. A citizen’s vote makes certain that a political leader would be fairly elected. This is important because you wanna make sure if someone you like in an election
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Felon Voting faces a serious problem that needs to be solved: When felons are released from prison‚ many of them want to start a new life. However‚ this is difficult when they’ve lost simple rights such as voting. I believe felons should be allowed to vote once they’ve served their time. Studies show that felon voting contributes to lower crime rate. Studies also show that racial discrimination is a leading cause of felony disenfranchisement. According to Democracy’s Ghost – a show that focuses
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The recent growth of prepared meals Many people do not pay much attention to the problem of food consumption‚ nor do they watch the quality of food they eat regularly. Consumers have a vague idea about the process of production of food and where the food actually comes from. Instead‚ our society is stuck on major producers of processed and fast food. Eating is a part of our daily life‚ but if consumers are consuming a lot of the unhealthy foods such as sugars‚ refined processed foods‚ caffeine‚
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standing. Disabled pepple are 20 percent less likely to vote‚ due to accessibility issues. The United States has 33.7 million people of voting age with disabilities. To increase the number of votors to bless our country with the best president in the election every four years‚ we need as many people voting as we can get. That 20 percent definetly means something. The United States needs every one at the age of 18‚ registered to vote to be able to vote even if they have disablities. We should make it easier
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will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.” Voting is particularly important to the American citizen‚ it’s a chance to have your voice heard. According to the why on average do only sixty percent of eligible voters turnout to elections? As the lower class grows voting turnouts decrease because the more money you have the more likely you are to vote and vise versa. Voting is extremely important
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have the right to vote now but many women still do not. Many women are still denied the vote regardless of their efforts during the war‚ we are still unequal to men. Child only women over thirty who either own a house or is the wife of a householder or a university graduate have been given the right to vote under the Representation of the People’s Act 1918. Women had been left out of The Reform Acts of 1832‚ 1867 and 1884‚ even when women in other countries were receiving the right to vote‚ Britain
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women’s right to vote. | Susan B. Anthony is the speaker; her reputation is being set by this speech. This speech could either ruin her chances at a great reputation‚ or transform her into a hero (which it did). | She uses logical points when she states the Preamble of the Constitution. She explains that the United States is not following the “blessings of liberty” by limiting voting to males. At the end‚ she asks “Are women persons?” Here‚ she is bringing up the point that women have equal rights compared
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