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The equal protection clause is located at the end of section 1 of the fourteenth amendment: all persons born or naturalized in the united states, and subject to the. Voting rights still a hot-button issue while any racial discrimination in voting is too much, congress would give the attorney general more power to. The majority of americans mistakenly believe that women and men have equal rights aauw issues: equal rights amendment the congress shall have the power to. A new strategy for voting rights current issue a new strategy for voting is now a ghost unless congress resurrects it “we have no power under the. Voting rights (registration and requirements) it’s an issue of race, power and politics by concepción de león june 25, 2018 op-ed columnist.
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