Ndizibone sendifunda ngefuthe lokucinezelwa kwabavoti, oko kukuthi, iinzame zokuthintela ubhaliso lwabavoti kunye nentatho-nxaxheba yabavoti eququzelelwe ngamapalamente elizwe elawulwa yiRiphablikhi ukusukela ngo-2009. UMthetho Wamalungelo Okuvota wowe-1965 wawucutha loo migudu. INkundla ePhakamileyo yase-US yokuhluthwa koMthetho wamaLungelo okuvota, iShelby County v Holder, yavula amathuba amaninzi eentshukumo zamaRiphabhlikhi kwibala lonyulo. Abantu baseRiphabhlikhi baye benza imiqobo emikhulu ekubhaliseni - banciphisa inani leentsuku zokuvota kwangethuba, baphelisa ubhaliso losuku olunye - zonke zinenjongo ezicacileyo nezingangxengwanga zokutshona, ukuba ayibaphelisi abavoti beDemokhrasi. Eyona nto ibambekayo kukuba, akukho kude kakhulu emva kweengxoxo zabo ezingeyonyani malunga nezityholo zobuqhophololo babavoti, abantu baseRiphabhlikhi basondele ekuvumeni, okanye bayakuvuma ngokucacileyo, ukuba injongo yabo kukufumana abavoti abanokuba ngabavoti beDemokhrasi ukuba bahlale ekhaya.
Ukubhaliswa kwabavoti, endaweni yokuba kukhuthazwe kwaye kwenziwe ukuba kufikeleleke ngakumbi, kube nzima kakhulu. Kwi-Commonwealth yaseVirginia, umzekelo, iifom zokubhalisa kufuneka zingeniswe phakathi kwenani elithile leentsuku emva kokuba zizaliswe, ngaphandle koko abo baqhube ukubhaliswa bayohlwaywa. Iifom zobhaliso zinokungeniswa kuphela kunobhala wenkundla kwingingqi yokuhlala yombhalisi kunokuba zingeniswe kwenye indawo kwaye zihanjiswe ngokufanelekileyo. Kwaye, kule minyaka yobusela bezazisi, ababhalisileyo kufuneka banike inombolo yabo epheleleyo yokhuseleko loluntu. Kwilizwe ngalinye apho iinzame zokucinezela abavoti ziqhuba kukho amabali afanayo.
Ingcinezelo yabavoti yangoku ingqamana nezenzo ezenziwa xa uKwakha kwabhukuqwa ngo-1877 kunye 'nokuchasana nepropathi,' ukusebenzisa i-WEB Dubois's term, yaphumelela. Kumazwe amaninzi, ukuba nepropathi kwasekwa njengemfuneko yokufaneleka ukwenza uvoto. Olu vukelo lubangele ukugxothwa kwabavoti base-Afrika baseMelika kwaye, kunye nabo, abaninzi abamhlophe abahluphekayo. Le yayiyinjongo kanye “yepropathi” xa ujongene nabantu abaninzi abanyukayo ngokuchasene nokungalingani okukhulu kweXesha Eliqhelekileyo kunye nexesha lasemva koKwakha kwakhona.
Ukucinezelwa kwabavoti namhlanje kufumene amandla emva konyulo lukaBarack Obama njengoMongameli. Kwiphiko lasekunene yayiyi "OMG" umzuzu ababefuna ukuwujongela phantsi nangayiphi na indlela eyimfuneko. Njengoko sisazi ngoku, uSenator uMitch McConnell uye wadibanisa amaRiphabhlikhi malunga nesicwangciso sokuthintela kwiCongress, ejonge ukutshabalalisa naliphi na inyathelo lika-Obama. Noko ke, endle, injongo yayinzulu ngakumbi yaye yayinobudemon. Injongo yayikukucutha abavoti. Ezinye izazi zeRiphabhlikhi ziye zafikelela ekuthetheni ukuba abavoti kufuneka bancitshiswe kwaye kukho abantu abathile abangafaneleki ukuba bavote ngenxa yokungazi okanye intlupheko. Kodwa inkitha yamalungu owiso-mthetho aseRiphabhlikhi ayile isicwangciso esisekelwe kwingxoxo yokuba kukho ubuqhophololo babavoti obekufuneka buvalwe ngamaphulo amatsha kunye nomngeni ekubhaliseni abavoti kunye nokuvota. Iingxoxo zazingekho ngqiqweni njengoko zazinobuhlanga. Kwakungekho bungqina bayo nayiphi na into esondelayo kubuqhophololo babavoti, ukanti amaRiphabhlikhi adlala ngeentsomi zocalucalulo kunye noloyiko phakathi kwabamhlophe abaninzi ukudala imeko apho amanyathelo anjalo athatyathwa nzulu.
Kukho iinzame eziphindaphindiweyo kunye nezibalulekileyo zokuthintela imizamo yokunciphisa abavoti. Ukumangala kuye kwaba lelona qhinga liphambili kwaye, kwezinye iimeko, kuye kwakho uloyiso. Kodwa ngalo lonke uloyiso, i-pox isasasazeka njengoko iiRiphabhlikhi zingqina, kwakhona, ukuba azikhathali ekufuneni igunya elipheleleyo kwibala lonyulo. Umbuzo ojongene nenkqubela phambili ngowomnye wento ekufuneka yenziwe?
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Abantu abaqhubela phambili kunye nabasekhohlo bebesoloko bengayithathi ngqalelo imiba yobhaliso lwabavoti ngokukodwa emva ko-1965 emva koMthetho wamaLungelo okuVota. Ubhaliso lwabavoti kunye namalungelo okuvota ngokubanzi aye anikezelwa kubantu abakhululekileyo nabangenamkhethe. Ngelixa kwakukho abantu abasekhohlo, abafana noRichard Cloward kunye noFrances Fox Piven, abakubona ukubaluleka kwamalungelo okuvota kunye nokubhalisa, bathande ukuba bahluke kakhulu kunomthetho. Ukongeza kule ngxaki, ukusekwa kweDemocratic Party rhoqo bekujongela phantsi ukubhaliswa kwabavoti, ukutyeshela ukubaluleka kokwandisa abavoti. Kuphela kumaphulo athile, umz., ngexesha lokunyuswa konyulo olukhokelwa ngabaNtsundu ngeminyaka yee-1980 kunye nephulo lika-Obama ngowama-2008, apho ubhaliso lwabavoti lwaqatshelwa njengolubalulekileyo kwisicwangciso-qhinga ekuguquleni ulungelelwaniso lwemikhosi.
Kwiminyaka yonyulo 2010, 2012 kunye 2014 imibutho eyahlukeneyo, kubandakanywa kodwa ingaphelelanga kwimibutho yabasebenzi, ihlanganisene ngokuchasene neenzame zokucinezela abavoti, ngakumbi ezo ziqhutywe ngoSuku loNyulo. Nangona kunjalo amaza ohlaselo lwamaRiphabhlikhi akayekanga kwaye, ngokukhubazeka koMthetho wamaLungelo okuvota, inkanuko yegazi yamaRiphabhlikhi iye yanda. Ngezi zizathu, indlela yenkqubela phambili yokucinezela abavoti kufuneka iphinde iqwalaselwe.
Idabi lamalungelo okuvota kule nkulungwane yama-20 alizange lichotshelwe ngokuyintloko ezinkundleni; wawusingathwa 'kwinkundla' yoluvo loluntu, ngakumbi ezitratweni. Ukulinganiswa kweenzame ezinjalo kumajelo eendaba zorhwebo nokuba kumboniso bhanyabhanya weSelma okanye kwifilimu yamva nje ye-HBO ethi All the Way kusikhumbuza indlela eyayicinezela ngayo imithetho yonyulo kwiindawo ezininzi zase-USA (kubandakanywa kodwa kungaphelelanga apho eMzantsi nakumazantsi-ntshona) . Yayingumsebenzi wamatsha ntliziyo, ingakumbi lawo anxulumene neNkomfa yobuNkokheli bamaKrestu aseMzantsi kunye neKomiti yoLungelelaniso engenabuNdlobongela yaBafundi (SNCC) eyenza umahluko omkhulu. Umsebenzi wabo uquka uphuhliso lweZikolo zoBumi (olwenziwa ngokubambisana neSikolo iHighlander Folk School), iinzame zokubhalisa kunye noqhanqalazo olucacileyo. Lo ibingumsebenzi oyingozi kakhulu owenza ukuba inkalipho yamatsha ntliziyo ikhetheke kakhulu.
Emva ko-1965, kwabakho uluvo kuninzi lwelizwe elikhululekileyo nelinenkqubela yokuba uMthetho wamaLungelo okuVota ubukhulu becala wawungachukumiseki kwaye oku kuya kuba yinqaba yokunqanda inkqubela phambili yababharbhari beLungelo lezopolitiko. Ngelishwa, iibarbarians zagqogqa iinqaba kwaye ngoku zikuhlaselo olupheleleyo kumalungelo edemokhrasi. Ukuthembela kwisenzo senkundla kuya kunganelanga.
Oku kusizisa kwindlela yokujonga unyaka wonyulo luka-2016. Mhlawumbi into efunekayo “yiNkululeko yeHlobo + noKuwa,” oko kukuthi, inkuthazo eneenkalo ezininzi ecela umngeni ngokuphandle kwingcinezelo yabavoti. Umzamo onjalo uya kufuna inani elikhulu lamavolontiya kunye nentsebenziswano yemibutho. Nangona kunjalo iyenzeka kakhulu. Qwalasela:
- Lo mzamo kuya kufuneka uqhube ukusuka kulo mzuzu ukuya kuSuku loNyulo (enyanisweni nangona uqinisekiso lonyulo).
- Imithetho yokucinezelwa kwabavoti kuya kufuneka ibe ngumxholo wesimangalo kumlinganiselo obanzi kakhulu. Ukungabi nademokhrasi kubo kuya kufuneka kubonakaliswe kwaye isenzo senkundla iya kuba liqonga elinye.
- Iinzame zokubhalisela ukuvota kuya kufuneka ziphuculwe ngeeshuttles ukuze kusiwe uluntu kwiindawo zokubhalisa. Amavolontiya angabafundi kuya kufuneka abhaliswe njengenxalenye yelinge elikhulu lokubhalisa.
- Apho amagosa asekuhlaleni athintela okanye avala ubhaliso, kuya kufuneka ukuba kubekho uqhankqalazo. Uqhanqalazo olunjalo lunokuthi luthathe uhlobo lokuhlala lubhengezwe kakuhle, okanye lunokuba lungenelelo olukhulu.
- Iintsuku ezilungelelanisiweyo zezenzo ziya kufuneka kumazwe aphakamisa umba wokucinezelwa kwabavoti, ngakumbi ukubhala ukungabikho kobungqina bokuthethelela nayiphi na imizamo enjalo.
- Ukuvota kwabangekhoyo kuya kufuneka kukhuthazwe. Oku kubaluleke kakhulu ingakumbi kulawo mazwe apho ukuvota kwangethuba kuye kwapheliswa okanye kwanqunyulwa ngokupheleleyo.
- Kuya kufuneka ukuba kugxininiswe ekufumaneni amaxwebhu afanelekileyo. Oku kusenokuba phakathi kweyona mingeni inzima kuba kukho abantu abaninzi abangenazo iziqinisekiso zokuzalwa; baphulukana nezatifiketi zabo zokuzalwa; okanye ngenxa yaso nasiphi na isizathu abanalo ulwazi oluyimfuneko. Yenza iminyhadala yemidiya eqaqambisa ingxaki yabo bangenayo kwaye abakwazi ukufumana amaxwebhu afanelekileyo.
- Kumazwe avumela ukuchongwa kompu ukuze kubhaliselwe ukuvota, iinzame ezilungelelanisiweyo ziya kufuneka ukuze kuqinisekwe oko kuchongwa.
- Uqhanqalazo lweveki neveki kwiKomiti yeSizwe yeRiphabhlikhi kuya kufuneka ukuba inyuswe ukwazisa ngolu hlaselo lwedemokhrasi.
- Uxinzelelo luya kufuneka luziswe kwiirhuluneli ukuba zikhuphe imiyalelo yesigqeba sokubuyisela amalungelo okuvota kwabo babefudula bevalelwe kuloo mazwe abaphelisa ngokusisigxina, umzekelo, umyalelo wolawulo luka-Aprili ka-2016 ngu-Virginia Governor McAuliffe.
Ingozi enkulu esijongene nayo yeyokukwamkela nje iziphumo zemigudu yokucinezela abavoti. Ixesha elide i-counterattack yokunciphisa abavoti kuya kufuneka ibe kwinqanaba labameli bombuso. Abaviwa abaqhubela phambili baya kufuna ukubaleka kwiqonga lokubhukuqa iinzame ezinjalo. Nangona kunjalo oku kuya kwenzeka kuphela xa kukho ingqiqo yentshukumo enkulu. Ukuya kuthi ga apho ukucinezelwa kwabavoti kuthathwa njengenkathazo ejongwa ngokukodwa ngokumangalelana, siya kuphulukana nedabi ledemokhrasi kwaye imikhosi yolawulo-melo iya kuba nelanga.
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"Abaqhubela phambili kunye nabashiyekileyo bahlala bengayithathi nzulu imicimbi yobhaliso lwabavoti, ubuncinci emva ko-1965 woMthetho wamaLungelo okuvota."
Le ngongoma ephambili. Ngelixa ingqumbo kaFletcher ijolise ngokuchasene nephiko le-fascist leDuopoly, iqhekeza lakhe liphosa ekujoliswe kuko apho abo bashiyayo kunye nabaqhubela phambili banokuba namandla athile ngokuchasene nephiko le-Duopoly: iiDemocrats.
Ngapha koko, ngamaDemokhrasi akhanyise emva kweGreens, iSocial Alternative, uBernie Sanders, et. al. ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo zokucinezela abavoti, njengokungabavumeli ukuba bangene kwiingxoxo, ukubagcina bengavoti, ubusela kunye nokubala iivoti, njl.
Eyona nto iphambili lucalucalulo kuba omabini amaphiko eDuopoly ayaqonda ukuba kufuneka aphule umfelandawonye phakathi kwabantu abaqhubela phambili / abasekhohlo bebala kunye nabamhlophe abaqhubekayo / abasekhohlo.
ICalifornia ibonakalise ukuba baphumelele kangakanani na.
Sanders / Stein okanye ngcono Stein Sanders !!!!