Comment on When Half of Americans Had No Rights
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 5 weeks agoIn the early days religion definitely played a big part in your ability to vote.
Comment on When Half of Americans Had No Rights
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 5 weeks agoIn the early days religion definitely played a big part in your ability to vote.
unmagical@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
Religious tests for voting were out within the first 14 years of the Union. Given that a number of founders weren’t Christian themselves it seems fair to say they did not have a vested interest in only allowing Christians to vote.