We should enfranchise all potential young voters, not just those who attend college.
"We are re-enfranchising the talent," said Amit Khanna, chairman of Reliance's entertainment division and a talented Bollywood songsmith, last month.
"Who am I?" and "What am I doing here?" Basically, "Who are we?" RENNER: So maybe the bigger question is, "How do I become enfranchised in America as myself, whoever and whatever I am?" PARKS: America is this sea and we have to somehow swim and negotiate.
And whatever we try to extrapolate from the race, age, class, or geographic backgrounds of those enfranchised by the new law, they all share one key characteristic not found on a census form: Each and every one has experienced criminal conviction and imprisonment.
Fortunately, we do have another, more democratic choice: We can choose to enfranchise Democrats in Florida and Michigan, thereby increasing the likelihood that voters, not politicians or party elders, will determine who faces Sen. John McCain in the fall.
The overarching trend, which we celebrate, has been greater inclusion: property requirements were dropped; racial barriers were formally eliminated; women were enfranchised.
(Reith importantly invoked women, newly enfranchised).
That fully enfranchised constituency is up for grabs in November.
Before African-Americans were disenfranchised, they were enfranchised by the Fifteenth Amendment.
Women in the United States were enfranchised on an equal basis with men.
