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rustbeltvoice

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Thu Oct 30, 2014, 08:33 AM Oct 2014

Republican Party versus 15th and 24th Amendments

Amendment XXIV to the United States Constitution stopped poll taxes. Amendment XV prohibited the denial of voting by race.

http://rustbeltvoice.blogspot.com/2014/10/voting-attempts.html

All these current supposed voter fraud procedures, and voter registration restrictions are new methods to disenfranchise people. The disenfranchising party is the Republican party. Although, it is directed at black voters, it also is directed at other groups that tend to vote Democratically, especially the economically disadvantaged. Beyond the use of legal and bureaucratic fiats, there is also a public campaign to shame and discourage such people. Some miscreant came up with the figure of “47%”, whom do not make enough to pay FEDERAL INCOME TAX. This is stressed to suggest pay no taxes. And demands are made that they should pay some federal income tax. Since they do not, their voting privilege is suspect. Of course, the “47%” do not all vote Democratically, but that screen would proportionally decrease the Democratic electorate.

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Republican Party versus 15th and 24th Amendments (Original Post) rustbeltvoice Oct 2014 OP
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