In a recent dissent, Amy Coney Barrett wrote that the right to vote and serve on juries belonged "only to virtuous citizens." Her opinion also suggests that all civic rights are subject to virtue-based exceptions.
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In her opinion she makes no mention of how such "virtuous citizen" restrictions were used after the Civil War and the passage of the Reconstruction Amendments to deny African Americans the right to vote.
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At a time when the right to vote is under extreme attack, we should be critical of those who endorse outdated notions rooted in white supremacy as a justification for denying millions of Americans the right to vote.
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The full opinion (which concerns whether someone convicted of a felony can prohibited from owning a firearm), as well as Judge Barrett's dissent and her tangent regarding the right to vote can be found here: http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2020/images/09/21/rssexec.pdf …
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Easy answer History Lesson: Those who placed restrictions were from the Democrat Party. They did everything in their power to prevent African Americans from gaining full Equality and scare away from Republicans who wanted Equality. 2nd Those who place restrictions Not "Virtuous"pic.twitter.com/xhPGBHXvOV
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#AmyConeyBarrett ‘s previously rulings indicate she believes anyone who is incarcerated is ineligible for basic human rights protections. -
From what I’ve read, she doesn’t believe felons should ever vote again but they can own a gun. So it depends on the kind of protection being talked about.
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Which religion gets to define virtue?
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And this is why separation of Church and State is such a foundation for our personal Constitutional guarantees. We can’t be held by a State sanctioned idea of religion/virtue. It then becomes too easy for a group of people to discriminate against those they just don’t like.
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Barrett is no brain trust. Believe.
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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