Did you know that in 2006 you, as a minority, could very easily not have the right to vote in some states? The Voting Act of 1965 that outlawed restricting Voting Rights based off Race/Color (due to slavery) has to be Renewed and I didn’t know that… until today.
Your boy, George W. Bush Jr, was actually the one to renew the Act during his second term in office to renew the act for another 25years, until 2031, so I guess he did do something right while in office. I will have to amend my thoughts on thinking he was worthless. Now I am not entirely sure as to why this law is even up for debate personally but I do have a few questions…
1) Why has there been no Amendments for it to cover all States?
2) Why is it to be renewed every 25years instead of Permanent?
3) Why was it brought up to vote if the timeframe could be lowered from 25years to 10?
The Acts text doesn’t specifically state the answers to these questions but there are some things I have deciphered from it that make logical sense (doesn’t make them fact by any means, but plausible). As you see from the Picture above, the Dark Blue areas are the areas affected most by this law that can not change this act without Federal Approval. Granted these were all slave states Pre Civil war, but we shouldn’t forget that the north oppressed slaves too, they just didn’t make them work on fields. And furthermore this isn’t the case today so why hasn’t it changed? Something I noticed after reading the act limits the ability for state Ballots limit the languages without Federal Approval… why are all the states/areas affected also where the highest levels of immigration into the US are recorded? Coincidence? Are the seeking a way to make it harder for people who don’t speak English as a primary langue to vote? Maybe even English speaking people of lower education levels as they did in the 60’s to restrict slaves from understanding the Ballots? Seems so.
Now I have not yet found why every 25 years was the listed time frame 45years ago but that’s besides the point, the fact that it is trying to be lowered to 10years shows me an intent that I am not looking forward to. Why else would this Act even get enough steam to be brought to the floor to be voted upon, even though it lost by 2/3rds vote, 5 times since 1975? Obviously there is a want to change this Law and with the lower and lower voter turn out year after year it seems some people in government are trying to capitalize on the “My Vote Doesn’t Matter” babies that mainly High School/College Drop outs have adopted as an excuse not to make it to the polls. Things hitting’ home for you yet?
Since History seems to be cyclical, how long do you think it’ll take before someone gets oppressed yet again? Whites had their turn in the past and typically own most of the capital in the US… Hispanics are gaining in numbers and expected to be the Majority within the next 30years, which means their voting numbers will increase drastically… if Blacks keep adopting this Catch22 logic: My Vote wont bring change, so I wont vote, not voting means the government cant cater to the change you want, therefore change wont happen, then we will quickly become new age slaves once again by our own doing.
Even if you choose not to vote, please stay in your ignorance alone and encourage others to learn and find their own path. The US Government is 3 Branches, if you only participate in 1 you have to understand that you have not done nearly enough to bring about the change you are seeking.
United States Department of Defense: Voting Act of 1965
