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**BundEnhamma** · 12-06-2011, 02:40 PM

Where in the early Constitution does it outline who has the right to vote?

The Constitution guaranteed rights to the common man in the Bill of Rights. States decided who voted, and at least four of them gave voting rights to free black men. Most States only allowed property owners to vote because those were the men with a truly vested interest in seeing the country succeed, not just vagabonds or transients. But by the 1850's, all white men had the right to vote, and by the 1870's, black men had the Constitutional right to vote.

The Constitution presented a path to freedom. Freedom for all could not be achieved instantaneously. It had to start with freedom from the King and monarchial dictatorship. You may call the FF's elitists, but in their time, they were the middleclass, not royalty. They were "commoners" ... something that liberal elitists abhor.

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12-06-2011, 02:40 PM	#10
BundEnhamma Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 448 Senior Member	Where in the early Constitution does it outline who has the right to vote? The Constitution guaranteed rights to the common man in the Bill of Rights. States decided who voted, and at least four of them gave voting rights to free black men. Most States only allowed property owners to vote because those were the men with a truly vested interest in seeing the country succeed, not just vagabonds or transients. But by the 1850's, all white men had the right to vote, and by the 1870's, black men had the Constitutional right to vote. The Constitution presented a path to freedom. Freedom for all could not be achieved instantaneously. It had to start with freedom from the King and monarchial dictatorship. You may call the FF's elitists, but in their time, they were the middleclass, not royalty. They were "commoners" ... something that liberal elitists abhor. . .
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