The Right to Vote Amendment (HJR 28)

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H.J.RES.28
Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. (introduced 3/2/2005) Cosponsors (54)
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

SUMMARY AS OF:
3/2/2005--Introduced.

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that all U.S. citizens who are eighteen years of age or older shall have the right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides.

Requires each State to: (1) administer public elections in the State in accordance with election performance standards established by the Congress; and (2) provide any eligible voter the opportunity to register and vote on the day of any public election.

ALL ACTIONS:
3/2/2005:
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.


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Endorse HJR 28

https://www.reclaimdemocracy.org/secure/voting.html


Full text, summary, status, & co-sponsorship of HJR 28 is available @

http://thomas.loc.gov /


If your Rep. is not a co-sponsor, please encourage their support

http://www.house.gov /

(If your Rep. is a sponsor, send him or her a Thank You)
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[1monster]

1. This phrase

"in accordance with election performance standards established by the Congress"

needs to be reworked. There should be NO ambiguities in this amendment whatsoever. Everything should be spelled out to the finest detail. While I realize that doesn't leave any room for new processes, we are being screwed by Congress now on just about everything, so why should be trust them on this extremely important issue?

[Nothing Without Hope]

2. It's an amendment so the process will be slow (though very necessary)

so we need laws to protect elections in the meantime.

I'm betting there will be a campaign amounting to delaying tactics, suppression and distortion of information via the corporate media, and some form of "Swiift Boat Liars" strategy if it looks to be picking up steam. Something like "all those black felons are going to be voting to do terrible things to you if this passes." I'd also be surprised if they didn't try to say that "this doesn't NEED to be in the form of an amendment, it's already covered by existing laws."

But it's good to see it started. We will help to get the truth out as the process moves along.

Thanks for posting this. Recommended.

[UrbScotty]

3. Kick!

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