I shall have occasion to say, if I discuss, as I hope to discuss, the nature and origin of the right of voting, that there is not the least possible connection between service in the army and navy and the exercise of the elective franchise,--none whatever.
Boutwell asserts that military service should not be a requirement for voting rights, emphasizing the fundamental nature of the franchise.
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