John MacPherson: Voting rights not under attack

Jennifer Rudinger’s March 24 column “Repairing the damage to voting rights” was a clever bait-and-switch; instead of evidence of rights being violated or suppressed, we got reduced participation numbers. She can assume one causes the other, but we all know what happens when we assume.

Far from creating “a chaotic landscape” making it more difficult to vote, perhaps we should ensure that only those people who consider voting important actually participate. The “right” to vote is not under attack by anyone.

This story was originally published March 31, 2015 at 10:26 AM with the headline "John MacPherson: Voting rights not under attack."