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re: Should Illegal Aliens count towards congressional representation?
Posted on 7/12/19 at 1:51 am to buckeye_vol
Posted on 7/12/19 at 1:51 am to buckeye_vol
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but it's intent was to prevent state's from denying disenfranchised voters (e.g., African-Americans) the right to vote.
That’s not what the text says, and let me refer you to one of your previous comments in this very thread; you seem pretty adamant that we follow the text as written-
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Regardless, since the Constitution, as written, specifies ALL FREE PERSONS, even though the USA was a place that attracted immigrants, even before it was an independent nation, and would undoubtedly continue to do so.
So based on the Constitution, which a presume you value, no FREE PERSON can cancel out any other FREE PERSON'S congressional representation.
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Posted on 7/12/19 at 1:56 am to SlapahoeTribe
quote:But it addresses that same intent. It has everything to do with preventing states from denying eligible voters the right to vote. The impact on appropriations is the punishment, but it has nothing to do with anything regarding this topic.
That’s not what the text says,
quote:And that text, as written, is just as true today since there aren't any slaves here.
you seem pretty adamant that we follow the text as written-
This post was edited on 7/12/19 at 1:58 am
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