Pros And Cons Of The Voting Rights Act Of 1965

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was an act created to conquer racial discrimination in voting. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed by the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson. As an American citizen, the right to vote is an example of a natural right, along with freedom of speech and freedom to exercise whatever religion one pleases, ratified by the U.S. Constitution. The United States Constitution is a document created to delegate and establish a set of rules and guidelines for the American government and people to refer to. The Constitution was signed on September 17th, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution reserves the right to vote for all American citizens regardless

The debate of the Democratic party versus the Republican party taking control in the Legislative chamber poses the argument of whether it’s more beneficial to have increased representation, but be a part of the minority party, or less representation, but be a part of the majority party. Each side can make an argument on which would be better. In relation to having increased representation, but being a part of the minority political party in the Legislative chamber, there is less power, but having control of the Legislative chamber doesn’t mean whatever the majority says, goes. As long as there is someone fighting with the support of the people on behalf of the minority, they will stand a chance. The job of the minority party is to be the voice and teacher of their views and concerns. There can be a very persuasive leader of the minority party that can manage to sway individuals of the majority party to support their views in an argument. However, the role is harder because of the lack of members. There will be more unofficial support, but less legal representation. The other side of the argument states having less representation but being included in the majority political party in the Legislative chamber is preferred. There is less depiction in society, but more official support when it comes to making laws that benefit the individual. Nonetheless, there is no assurance just because there’s a majority, majority rules in terms of passing laws are not necessarily determined by political party, but by who supports that certain stance. As a representative, the responsibility is to make decisions based on the greater good of the people and share personal beliefs, those beliefs are allowed to blur the lines of what one is expected to believe in that certain political party. Nevertheless, there are two wings of the argument on