The Importance of Protecting Voting Rights

The podcast episode focuses on the need to protect voting rights and strengthen democracy. It discusses the history of voting rights in the United States, highlighting the lack of an explicit right to vote in the Constitution. The episode explores how different amendments, such as the 19th and 15th Amendments, have granted voting rights to specific groups, but there is still a need for a broader protection of the right to vote. The host interviews Rick Hasen, a law and political science professor, who emphasizes the importance of safeguarding voting rights through a constitutional amendment that provides a real and comprehensive right to vote for all citizens.