Did you once hear someone say "This is unconstitutional!" or “This is my constitutional right!” It's a phrase used quite often, but many times misunderstood. There are many misconceptions among Americans, and surprisingly, many basic fundamental “rights” that we hold so dear as Americans are not actually guaranteed by our nation's most important founding document. One of these misconceptions is something that will surprise you. Many Americans believe that the government cannot prohibit its citizens from voting, but the truth is that if Americans read their Constitution, they would be shocked to see that nowhere does it provide that Americans will forever have the right to vote. This raises the question: Does America need a “voting rights” amendment inserted into the Constitution? Frankly – Yes, yes. The problem with the current system is that voting is actually an implied right – Although accepted as a right by the general population, the US Constitution's failure to directly enumerate it leaves room for interpretation and manipulation. Therefore, the US government can decide who can and cannot vote, as long as it does not violate certain guidelines such as the 15th and 19th amendments. The Constitution prohibits the government from prohibiting its citizens from voting solely because of color, race, religion, sex, and the like. Another thing that many Americans don't realize is that in the Bush v. Gore in 2000, the Supreme Court ruled that "The individual citizen has no constitutional right to federal vote," for this reason, state governments can infer through the Tenth Amendment that they too can regulate the rights of voters within their own jurisdictions as it states "The powers not delegated to the United States. ..... middle of paper ...... higher than it was before the passage of the Voting Rights Act. The Supreme Court refused to apply a check strict disenfranchisement of criminals, except where discriminatory intent can be demonstrated.” (The missing right) Adding the amendment will protect America from current and future abuses of power. Eric Holder's proposal along with that of Mark Schmitt's "Right to Vote" Amendment would not only protect the rights of ex-convicts, but would also protect the right to vote of every American citizen once said, "If we lose our freedom here, we won't there will be nowhere to run. This is the last stand on Earth." (Ronald Reagan) If America wishes to remain free from future (and current) abuses of power, it needs the “right to vote” directly amended in the Constitution to ensure that American leaders are always elected for the people, and by the people..