The original—or de jure—political power of each state in the American union was held by each state in the original constitutional premise. This was not a power of the United States, i.e., the properly termed federal government. As a sovereign measure, each state could set its own parameters on how its elections were held, i.e., who could vote for whatever reasons set forth. For example, the federal government lacked authority to direct that women vote in any election. This was a state right held by the states prior to the Fourteenth Amendment. The premise is usurped by the Nineteenth Amendment of the new constitutional system.
Posted on: Sat, 10 May 2014 16:04:47 +0000
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