The beauty of our great nation lies not only in its "majestic purple mountains that shadow fruited plains from Sea to shining Sea," but also in the promises of our forefathers who provided all things possible to those who uphold and defend its Doctrines.The noble intentions upon signing the 1789 USA Constitution was that far sighted Men of Property, who numbered approximately 10% of the adult population, would fulfill the obligation to care for those less fortunate as only they had the wherewithal to do and therefore be the only ones involved in the national voting process.In 1848 the Suffragettes held their first Women's Rights Convention. And, in 1868 the 14th Amendment ("The Equal Protection Clause") passed which guaranteed equal treatment of all citizens. Individual States still controlled the decision of who voted in national elections, other than as outlined in 1870 by the 15th Amendment, and women were limited to voting in local election with only Utah and Wyoming granting them the right to vote in national elections.In 1920 the 19th Amendment was ratified prohibiting both the federal government and all United States from using a person's sex as a qualification to vote. However, due to this Amendment being passed in August, some States did not have enough time to properly prepare for the increased number of voters and women were therefore refused voting privileges in those States. The Civil Rights Act, of 1964, also referred to as the Voting Rights Act, resolved lingering right to vote issues. Betty Jo Sheley, http://www.showlinehomesecurity.com Buy here Security Products for Home and Personal Protection. Author participated in Mayoral Conflict Resolution Institute, Community Think Tank Studies. You may reprint this article if you include my name with my link.
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