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The reduction of representation would have deterred every state from excluding the vote of any portion of the male population above twenty-one years of age.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “The reduction of representation would have deterred every state from excluding the vote of any portion of the male…”
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Sherman believes that reducing representation would discourage states from excluding any male citizens from voting.
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