Voting Rights Argumentative Analysis

In 1982, the U.S. Congress amended the Voting Rights Act to prevent states from proposing discriminatory legislative policies. In the years following the Civil War, America had become a country struggling to conceive the idea of integration; Jim Crow laws, segregation among races, as well as discrimination ranging from subtle to unconstitutional. Before 1920, nearly a century of protest for women’s rights was started as a movement during 1848, before which women felt bounded by coverture and the common feminine stereotype; women aren’t viable of working in masculine environments. Thanks to the thirteenth through fifteenth as well as the nineteenth amendments, all individuals regardless of race, sex, or ethnicity are granted the right to vote. But even in the twenty-first century, conflicts among voting rights are still subject to discussion and political inquiry. On January 3rd, 2018, the supreme court of Ohio struggled to dispute …show more content…
If Congress passes the Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Initiative, a proposed constitutional amendment, then voting rights can be restored for anyone who has completed their sentence for a felony, parole or probation. The initiative will take off if it, “receives 766,200 signatures and will take effect if it earns at least 60 percent of the vote.”(page 2). Florida has a long history of rigging its voting rights especially towards its minority population, so much so that one in five black Americans in Florida remain disenfranchised due to a criminal record. Up to one million signatures have been signed, but all must be verified before the deadline on February