This is historical material “frozen in time”. The website is no longer updated and links to external websites and some internal pages may not work.

propose a Bill/Amendment to allow the inhabited territories of this union to vote for President and naturalized at birth

Created by J.B. on April 13, 2016

The Supreme Court case of Downes v. Bidwell denied this nation's island territories suffrage for presidential elections. In American Samoa those born on the U.S. territory aren't considered US citizens These disregards to the constitution and 14th amendment were allowed since the people of these territories were deemed "alien races" who couldn't understand "Anglo-Saxon principles". The man who wrote this decision was Henry Brown who also wrote the "Separate but Equal" decision, even he said that they were temporary. Yet, this persisted 115 years. D.C. has received suffrage in that time and its not a state itself. Finally many of these people were or are in our military but can't vote for the their Commander and Chief or receive veteran medical care. more: John Oliver US Territories vi

Civil Rights & Equality
Veterans & Military
Return to top