Who was Oliver Cromwell?

[rr1213]

When was the average citizen first allowed to vote for the President of the USA?

Well, we have an electoral college system in the US so nobody but the electors votes directly for President. Nonetheless, on all but two occassions the electoral vote has followed the popular vote.

When was the average citizen allowed to vote for Presidential electors? With some exceptions the answer to that question would depend on what state you are talking about. Generally though, white males of age with real property could vote from pretty much the beginning of the Constitution (1789). In most places, by the early 1800s white males of age could vote whether they owned property or not.

In some of the northern states, free male blacks of age could vote prior to the Civil War (1861-64). After the ratification of the 14th Amendment after the Civil War, black males of age could vote in federal elections everywhere. Unfortunately, following Reconstruction, the right of black males to vote in the southern states was pretty much eliminated. There were some exceptions, but it would be accurate to say that if you were black you couldn’t vote. This did not change until the Civil Rights Acts of the 1960s.

As for women, there were some states that allowed them to vote in the late 1800s I believe, but the country as a whole waited until the early 20th Century.

Today, if you are 18 years old and a citizen you have the right to vote for the President of the United States though your state’s (or the District of Columbia’s) electoral college. (The only exceptions other than mental incompetency are, in some places, convicted felons lose their right to vote).

 

[Sixtus]

The New Anti-Catholicism: The Last Acceptable Prejudice (Hardcover)

Prime Minister Tony Blair has been criticised for stating he has “no plans” to repeal a law banning British monarchs from marrying Roman Catholics.
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His successor Gordon Brown when bidding for Premiership won a lot of support from Catholic MP’s by promising that if elected to Premiership would make one of his first jobs to repeal the Act of Succession which discriminates against Catholics.

So many Catholic MP’s voted for him and he became Prime Minister.

Once elected, one of the first things he said was 'he was no longer able to commit himself to repealing this Act of discrimination.

He had thus lied to Catholics and continues to discriminate against us.

I and my family have been lift long labour supporters. I will never vote labour again or trust a word that emanates from their lying mouths.

As for Cromwell, he was a common thug, villain, thief and unholy man of meglamaniacal proportions