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Voting rights in the U.S. has reached a critical stage as the Establishment becomes more concerned with the threat of outsider takeover. Recent years have seen everything from gerrymandering to heightened coordination among political elites (like Mitch McConnell), media Establishment leaders (like William Kristol), and business moguls (like Jeff Bezos) in an effort to control the voting outcomes of primaries (Ron Paul was blocked by the RNC in 2012 and in 2016 Trump's victories have been the rallying point for concern among these individuals). The voting rights law in the United States may at first seem simple but are in fact complicated by the rights of Super Pacs, delegates, and Super Delegates -- all of which combine to swing the political process to unjustly favor the outcome of the Establishment rather than of the voting populace.

According to U.S. law, anyone who is 18 years of age and a citizen of the U.S. (maintaining the residency requirements of his/her state) can vote in an election. However, this does not mean that the individual's vote is actually counted or in any way impactful. Presidential elections are still the result of an electoral process and the nomination of candidates is a result of a delegate process; there is little direct impact from voters on the outcome.

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In the case of a contested convention, delegates who are hand-picked by political leaders can swing votes in a direction favored by the leaders, even if the popular vote backs a different candidate. This practice is essentially gerrymandering applied to the delegation (rather than to the boundaries of an electoral constituency) -- it is outright manipulation for the sake of tighter control by the ruling class or party.

The case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (FEC) (2010) highlights the manipulation in the campaign financing realm as well. The Supreme Court which heard the case found that the Constitution (1st Amendment) did not bar the government from placing restrictions on independent political financing by non-profits. In other words, unlimited spending by corporations, Super PACs and individuals on political candidates was now acceptable. Big Money could flood the electoral process and flood the system. For Citizens United, which wanted to air a film critical of Hillary Clinton, it was a victory -- but it opened the door for unmitigated campaign spending and the concept of candidates being "bought off."

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