VOTE!
Today, I will simply say that those of us who live in
the United States have a privilege even the Nation of Israel was not afforded
by God. We are permitted to choose the
person who leads us. It is not
something, therefore, we should shirk or take lightly. Read up on each candidate. Pray fervently. Then vote.
And please, don’t waste your vote by writing in “Jesus Christ;” as He is
not now, nor ever will He be interested in political office. He is the King of Kings (and presidents). He doesn’t need your vote to be
sovereign. He is sovereign and will
reign supreme forever and ever. Amen.
And choosing to waste the opportunity He has blessed
you with, by writing His name on your ballot, is a sin. His name should be written on your heart, and
you should cast your vote from there.
And if you question why this process is even necessary,
the following is list of what people won the right to vote when:
1792 New
Hampshire gives right to vote to white, male non landholders
1848 The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ends
Mexican-American war, giving Mexicans in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and
Texas citizenship
1866 The Civil Rights Act of 1866 gives
citizenship, but not right to vote, to all native-born Americans
1869 15th Amendment gives the equal
right to vote to African American males.
Ratified in 1870 to include freed male slaves
1882 Chinese Exclusion Act passed by Congress
denies citizenship and voting rights to Chinese Americans
1884 Supreme Court rules (Elk v. Wilkins) that
John Elk, Native American from Nebraska cannot vote
1887 Dawes General Allotment Act passed by
Congress, giving right to vote to Native Americans who give up their tribal affiliations
1888 Certain states use tactics such as “grandfather
clauses” to disenfranchise African American male voters, subsequently plummeting
registration among African American males.
1915 Supreme Court rules (Guinn v. United
States) Oklahoma’s “grandfather clause” used to disenfranchise African American
men is unconstitutional.
1919 19th Amendment is adopted by Congress,
gives women the right to vote. It is
ratified in 1920 and becomes law.
1923 Supreme Court rules (Bhagat Singh Thind
v. United States) that “high castes Hindus” from India are not eligible for
citizenship
1924 Supreme Court rules (Ozawa v. United
States) that Japanese Americans are barred from becoming naturalized citizens
1924 The Indian Citizenship Act declares all
non-citizen Indians born within the United States to be citizens, giving them
the right to vote.
1943 The Chinese Exclusion Act is repealed,
giving Chinese Americans citizenship and the right to vote
1946 Filipinos are given right to become
citizens and the right to vote
1952 The McCarran-Walter Act gives
first-generation Japanese Americans the right to become citizens and the right
to vote
1960 The Civil Rights Act is passed, allowing African
Americans who had previously had their voter registration rejected were
permitted to apply to federal court or voting referee
1964 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed,
making it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, national origin,
religion, and gender in voting, public places, the workplaces, and schools
1971 The 26th Amendment gives 18
year olds the right to vote
1974 Supreme Court rules (Richardson v. Ramirez)
that states may deny convicted felons the right to vote
1975 Voting Rights Act reauthorized by
President Ford permanently bars literacy tests and gives assistance to language
minority voters
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