tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404433125239624931.post6743279863189912554..comments2023-11-30T11:29:37.454-05:00Comments on Conscience of a Conservative: Muslim turned Christian (?) Barack Hussein Obama sends US troops to Uganda to protect huge population of Muslims from a few hundred Christians.Oldironsideshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09629998599890229482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404433125239624931.post-53800937753241814722011-11-04T12:03:44.531-04:002011-11-04T12:03:44.531-04:00Anonymous, Actually, we did have such a law. Here ...Anonymous, Actually, we did have such a law. Here is a U.S. government information web site that mentions it.<br /><br />http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/rightsandfreedoms/a/voterlaws.htm<br /><br />Preventing Racial Discrimination in Voting:<br /><br />For many years some states enforced laws clearly intended to prevent minority citizens from voting. Laws requiring voters to pass reading or "intelligence" tests, or pay a poll-tax denied the right to vote -- the most basic right in our form of democracy -- to untold thousands of citizens until the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. <br /><br />The reason we have so many bad politicians in Washington is because people like you flunked your history courses in school.Oldironsideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629998599890229482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404433125239624931.post-3350583089569792822011-11-04T06:06:25.198-04:002011-11-04T06:06:25.198-04:00'Didn't we used to have a law that require...'Didn't we used to have a law that required citizens to pass an intelligence test before they could vote?' <br /><br />Ummmm, no, we didn't. Lucky for you I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404433125239624931.post-89912622082481733782011-10-17T15:57:54.267-04:002011-10-17T15:57:54.267-04:00Mrs. AL, Didn't we used to have a law that req...Mrs. AL, Didn't we used to have a law that required citizens to pass an intelligence test before they could vote? I'll bet the Democrats were behind the repeal of that law.Oldironsideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629998599890229482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404433125239624931.post-33509517806140372912011-10-17T13:03:03.394-04:002011-10-17T13:03:03.394-04:00Good luck convincing even a simple majority of U.S...Good luck convincing even a simple majority of U.S. citizens regarding this matter. People have their heads planted where the sun doesn't shine and are just lazy enough not to do any research. I have studied this topic in-depth over time. Your post is spot on. <br /><br />P.S. Please know I don't hold my fellow citizens in disdain, I just calls 'em as I sees 'em.Mrs. AL (Always Learning)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07037228775727263225noreply@blogger.com