Speech #870188453

At any rate. it is better that we proceed. if a change must be made. in the manner prescribed by the Constitution. We should not try to circumvent the basic law which vouchsafes to us all the liberties that we enjoy. the basic law that provides for a republican form of government by a union of States and not by a conglomeration of mere provinces under the domination of a centralized power. However. in my opinion. the 20 States which have some form of literacy test have already reached a more objective approach by requiring that a voter be able to read and write. regardless of how quickly or how slowly he acquired this ability. in terms of years of formal training. I do not agree that a sixth grade education or a fifth grade education or a fourth grade education. or even a first grade education certified by a school. should be the final test or even the formal test. There are those who have learned to read and write without even having reached the sixth grade.