Thus was it expressly understood, at the adoption of the Constitution, that Congress should have the power to prevent any State, under the pretence of regulating the suffrage, from depriving the people of this right, or from interfering with the principle of Equality.
He asserts that the Constitution was designed to prevent states from infringing on the right to vote under the guise of regulation.
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Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
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