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Tag: VOTING RIGHTS

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Charles Kiplinger: Failure to exercise voting rights will likely erode our First and Second Amendment rights

Many believe and argue that the First and Second Amendments are the most important Constitutional rights, but without exercising these four amendments on voting, you may well see the first two erode before your eyes.

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Britt moves to block illegal immigrants from voting — 'It should not be controversial'

With the border being inundated with illegal migrants flowing through at record levels, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) led a coalition of Republicans to introduce the Citizens Ballot Protection Act.

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Birmingham Mayor Woodfin to 16th Street Baptist Church bombing commemoration attendees: 'Citizens of this country are still disenfranchised from their constitutional right to vote'

Before U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke to commemorate the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church on Friday, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin claimed some laws still violate certain citizens' right to vote.

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Ashley Carter: Will you stay silent any longer?

We don’t have time for cowering, this is a time for warriors to take back our country!

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KCarl Smith: Our rights rest in three boxes

Before and during the U.S. Civil War, Frederick Douglass was known as the leading voice in our country for abolishing slavery and for recognizing the God-given rights of black Americans. Lost to many of us today is his deep respect for the U.S. Constitution, which our founders wrote and enacted to establish our country to secure the God-given freedom and rights of all Americans.

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Donald Trump appears in Secretary of State voter ID commercial

The state of Alabama continues to push its initiative to get Alabama citizens to register to vote.   This week, Alabama Secretary of...

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Alabama politicians and Biden snubbed by Ga. politicians during voting rights push in Atlanta

President Joseph R. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris made a stop in Atlanta on Tuesday to deliver a key speech promoting Rep....

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Sewell traveling to Atlanta on Air Force One with Biden and Harris

President Joseph R. Biden (D) will be in Atlanta on Tuesday to deliver a key speech promoting Rep. Terri Sewell’s (D-AL) voting rights...

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Today is the anniversary of Jan. 6 Capitol riot

One year ago today, Jan 6, 2021, America was heavily divided. Roughly, half the country believed that their candidate had just won...

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VIDEO: Sewell wants Senate to end filibuster rule and pass her federal voting rights bill

By Brandon Moseley Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL07) gave a speech on the floor of the House during the Congressional Black Caucus’...

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Sewell applauds the Senate Introduction of S.4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

By Brandon Moseley Wednesday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL07) said that she was “thrilled to see the Senate move forward with the...