Under the 15th Amendment to the Constitution Voting is a Right Not a "Racial Entitlement"

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Under the 15th Amendment to the Constitution No U.S. Citizen Will Be Stopped from Voting Because of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." It is a RIGHT not a "Racial Entitlement"

Chris Matthews cites how ridiculous it was for Supreme Court Justice Scalia to call the Voting Rights Act a racial entitlement. 

Under the 15th Amendment to the Constitution, the "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." That amendment was ratified in 1870 under the administration of President Grant, one of my heroes.

Mr. Matthews goes on to list some of the ways that states have tried to suppress the right to vote for non-whites. He closes by reminding Justice Scalia that the right to vote is indeed a right and not a benefit, like Food Stamps or Medicare.

Bill of Rights

Interesting document, don't ya' think? It guarantees that, above all else, I'm allowed to openly: that means, - with an almost unlimited extent, further meaning: no limitations or liabilities, restrictions, or otherwise - to whomever I please - express my views. Whether they accept that or not, well, that's a completely different situation. However, I stand steadfast on my rightly reserved constitutional rights, and I choose to use them openly - and quite frequently, I might add. So, if someone is choosing not to accept my ideas, philosophies, religious views, etc... that's their problem. Worry about it on your own time, not mine. By the way, let me make this very clear, for one last time: I will never, ever, under any circumstance, revoke my constitutional, God-given rights... which include, but are not limited to: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Let me delve into that Liberty one a little bit. The Bill of Rights includes lots of Liberties... including that of Free Speech. So, if I feel like saying something, you bet I'm going to say it! I know I keep repeating myself, just in different ways, but I'm covering everything I can think of. So, before I really digress, let me sum it up for you:



I'll give my opinion on whatever or whomever, whenever I choose. If you don't like it, you're more than welcome to delete/block me and have no further communication with me.



By the way, you can call me childish for writing this, but it's childish people to whom I thought I'd write this childish response.