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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Two Steps Backward: Suppressing the Vote in 2012
Two Steps Backward: Suppressing the Vote in 2012
The United States has a history of promoting free elections - and of restricting them. The Constitution of 1786 left elections up to the states, and generally, only white, male property owners could vote. Since then, constitutional amendments and enabling legislation have hugely extended citizen suffrage. But it has not been a steady climb.
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