Yes, but the Constitution never forbade blacks and women from voting.
The fact that in later Amendements "gave" the right to vote makes it
implicit that the right did not exist previously. The right to hold
political office is not subordinate to the right to vote. If that is so then
women and blacks should not hold political office or legally can be barred
from it, unless the right is delegated in the Constitution (remember the
Equal Rights Amendment? If feminists say this must be passed for them to be
equal, then there it is - it's perfectly legal to outlaw women from holding
political office!).


"Michael" wrote in message
...
If memory serves the federal requirements speak to only age, and in the
case of a President place of birth. The rest per the (almost defunct)
10th Amendment is left to the individual states. Two branches to follow
on
this topic. The requirement for birth in the US extends to all
those
listed in the Presidential Succession laws. Or does it? If some office
is listed in the Presidential Line Of Succession does that not ipso fact
mean those office holders must be US born or not be listed? Branch Two
is
the discussion of impeachment or replacement by whatever meansof a state
elected representative or senator (representative at large) to the
federal government. Let's assume a Senator, such as Bob Packwood of
Oregon
(R) or Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts (D) was 'recalled' as some states
have the right to do or otherwide legally removed from office by their
home state and prior to the normal end of their term. What would happen?

M.


"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
ink.net...
The 19th Amendment "gave" women the right to vote, and the Civil Rights
Amendment "gave" blacks the right to vote, which implies that these are
enumerated rights granted by the Constitution, then where does it say
that
women and blacks have the right to hold political office?

Robert Kranz