A real right to vote : how a constitutional amendment can safeguard American democracy / Richard L. Hasen

Author: Hasen, Richard L.
Additional Titles: How a constitutional amendment can safeguard American democracy
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2024]
Copyright Date: ©2024
Physical Description: x, 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Contents

Why we need a real right to vote -- Courts are not enough -- An amendment for political equals -- Expanding the right to vote? -- Deescalating the voting wars -- Safeguarding American democracy -- How to get a real right to vote.

Summary

"Throughout history, too many Americans have been disenfranchised or faced needless barriers to vote. Part of the blame falls on the Constitution, which does not contain an affirmative right to vote. The Supreme Court has made matters worse by failing to protect voting rights and limiting Congress's ability to do so. The time has come for voters to take action and push for an amendment to the Constitution that would guarantee this right for all"--Front jacket flap.

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ISBN

9780691257716 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
069125771X (hardcover ; alk. paper)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Endowment Note

Elizabeth Epp Taft Library Endowment
John D. Vairo Libraries Endowment

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