It took the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s to bring about change. The last of the racial restrictions were finally removed. Prior to 1960, the Supreme Court said it was illegal to stop anyone from voting because of race or creed as long as they were of legal voting age. It took President Lyndon Baines Johnson issuing the National Voting Act of 1965 on March 17, 1965, which the Senate than passed on May 11, 1965 and the House of Representatives passed on July 10, 1965 to outlaw the old Jim Crow Laws which than allowed all United States citizens, no matter the race, to vote in any election without fear of reprisal. It also provided the Federal "Motor Voter" law which requires all states to allow people to register to vote at the Department of Motor Vehicle offices.
This is the year of our National elections for the highest offices of the land. When we think back to the hardships and reprisals our forefathers endured to achieve the right for all of us to vote, we should thank them for fighting for us and get out and vote.
It need not matter who you vote for. Just vote for the person you feel will do the best job, and vote.
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