Freeinfolady’s Weblog

Can the democratic party legally exclude Florida and michigan, if voting is protected by the US constitution as a basic right? The Constitution has two specific amendments which mention voting rights specifically.

Amendment XIV
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the state where in they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the U.S. nor shall any state, any person deny the pursuit of life, liberty and property without due process of law; nor denying persons with in its jurisdiction of the equal protection of the laws.

Amendment XXVI


Section I. The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age and older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state.


Even if the two democratic candidates agreed to exclude these states should the DNC arbitrarily decide because of violation of their own rules,punish voters in Florida and Michigan who have no control over their State democratic parties decisions to make changes which would disinfranchised both states.


In a primary where the votes are so close all votes should be included.