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Editorial of October 5, 2023

Exercise Your Rights

“The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”

Plato

Since the founding of our country, the right to vote has undergone massive, and constant, change. Many of these changes have been beneficial and forward-thinking, ever expanding the concept of universal franchise; others have taken a step or many steps backward, flirting with disenfranchisement and instigating all means of voter restrictions. Through it all, states’ rights and the federal government have played a pivotal role.

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