“We have the ironic situation, after the Heller [Supreme Court] decision, that Americans have a fundamental individual right to a gun, but not a fundamental individual right to vote,” Jackson said.
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“We know one thing: Every single amendment that’s been passed after the Bill of Rights has been passed because Americans just wouldn’t stop pushing for more rights for people,” he said. “We’re gonna be optimistic and believe that people are going to do the right thing and we’re gonna give them every opportunity to do so.”
