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Women for Obama to celebrate 88th anniversary of women’s right to vote!

By Terry McMoore | September 20, 2008 | Print This Post

 
Clarksville Women for Obama

Clarksville Women for Obama

Please join Women for Obama for a House Party to Celebrate the 88th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave Women the Right to Vote.

The event will be held September 26, at 7:00 p.m.at Montgomery County Democratic Party Headquarters, 534 Madison Street, Clarksville, (on the corner of University and Madison Street) . Guests are encouraged to stay and watch the Presidential debates.

The House Party is open to the public. Reservations are not required, however, if you wish to let us know you will attend, please respond at: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/womenforobama/gplv7q

This is a great opportunity to meet local Obama supporters, hear powerful guest speakers, and enjoy some great Food! For more information call (931) 552-9076 or visit:

www.ClarksvilleForObama.com

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Voting Rights Act protects all Americans

By Terry McMoore | July 26, 2006 | Print This Post

 

A Microvote Infinity voting machineNo matter who you are, as an adult, you have a right to vote.

There has been a lot of talk about the Voting Rights Act of 1965 being due to expire in 2007 and how it would revoke African Americans’ right to vote. Well, this story, urban legend or whatever else you may want to call it, is not true. Not entirely true anyway. There are some sections of this act that were due to expire in 2007 that have been addressed by the U.S. Congress since 2005 in a proactive move to ensure the renewal of those sections of this act.

However, while many believe that this just affects the rights of African-Americans, nothing could be further from the truth. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 actually protects all of us from being subjected to unnecessary measures that could restrict or prevent our ability to vote as a whole. «Read the rest of this article»

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