“Three of these Constitutional
amendments deal with the crucial issue of the right to vote in a democracy
which was also the focus of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. However, electoral
laws are mainly decided by the state, and there has recently been a determined
effort by many Republican governors of states like Florida to "purge"
registered voters from the voting lists and thus take away their right to vote
under the pretext of preventing "voter fraud." It might seem strange
that a party that claims to be working in the interest of the majority of
people would put so much effort into reducing the number of eligible voters,
and many liberals have argued this is an attempt to undermine the Voting Rights
Act.”
This
passage explains the role of the Electoral College in the government. Also how
the electoral laws are mainly established by each state. The electoral party is supposed to be working
for the majority of the people who have the right to vote. However the
Republican Governors of states like Florida are trying to take away the rights
of the voters by implementing a system that they consider to be preventing voter’s
fraud. This is the reason why many liberals argue that this is a strategy to
try and undermine our 1965 Voting Rights Act.
The
reason why I chosen this passage is because I felt like this passage was
educating the reader on the Electoral College.
Also on our right to vote and when the voting act was created. The main point of this passage was about how
the electoral party is supposed to be in favor of the majority voters but the Republican
Party might just be running a voting fraud system to eliminate voters. In conclusion I think this was a great
passage to read about the issue of voters.
