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Fixing Broken Politics - No Right to Vote - Extra Politics (Patreon)

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2020-10-26 16:30:23
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Sorry that this one is a little late on the Patreon side, there was a last minute art error we caught that meant this video wasn't ready until today. But there will be a bonus Extra History available for you all today.

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Fixing Broken Politics - No Right to Vote - Extra Politics

When we talk about voting rights and voter suppression, what are the actual legal guarantees for voting? There has to be something in the constitution that makes sure every American has a right to vote. Isn't there? ... There isn't??? This seems like a huge design oversight. What can we do to patch it? If you're a citizen of the US and are over 18, VOTE - https://www.vote.org/ And follow us on Twitch for election night coverage on 11/3 at 6 pm ET : https://www.twitch.tv/extracredits Subscribe to Extra Credits for more episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Get info about all our shows at http://becausegamesmatter.com ___________ Get your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Thanks for participating in this week's discussion! We want you to be aware of our community posting guidelines so that we can have high-quality conversations: https://becausegamesmatter.com/extra-credits-community-code-of-conduct Contribute community subtitles to Extra Credits: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UCCODtTcd5M1JavPCOr_Uydg&tab=2 Chat and play games with us on Twitch http://bit.ly/ECtwitch Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram Follow us on Tumblr: http://bit.ly/EConTumblr

Comments

Josh Brown

So glad you guys brought this series back.

Brian Rose

Surprised the 15th (and 26th) Amendment(s) to the Constitution weren't mentioned; saying "the Constitution doesn't protect the right to vote" is a pretty incredible statement, given their existence, so I would think you'd want to at least acknowledge them.

Lordsek

you all should do what we did over the pond and make your constitution more flexible and organic to avoid this stagnation

Veteran of the Mushroom Wars
>>46534094

Not just over the pond. We here in Canada redid our constitution entirely in the late 80s. It wasn't without some contraversy (looking at you Meech lake) but yeah. The US constitution was pretty explicitly designed to make change damned near impossible.

Lordsek
>>46534094

yes the problem th US constitution faces is that it was written 300 odd years ago and we cant really talk to them. unless the new president is hiding something.

Bill Lemmond
>>46534094

Only the Tea Party ingnorami think the US Constitution is an unchangeable document. The amendment process is included, and I think over 25 amendments shows that it can be changed. But as the supreme law of the land, as the foundation, it would invite chaos if it were as changeable as our laws. Bad enough that Prohibition was passed. It gave us nationally organized crime.

Lordsek
>>46534094

yes, amendments can be made but there are loopholes that still cannot be repaired, either way, it is a great constitution and does what it does very well.

Calvin McClory

I like the idea of making short term sacrifices based on principles, but the implication is that there would be (grater potental for) long term gains. Is the any real historical evidence for this? Or is the reality that the most ruthless side wins? Defend to the death or me ne frega?

Jason Youngberg
>>46627427

Well in economics, the most ruthless side, the side most willing to ignore common decency, tends to win. That's how companies become big. And, sadly, we're seeing that in politics too.