, if it wasn't Debbie Wasserman Slutz, I would probably agree with this, but most who have followed her through the years and know her ideology can probably see GarMan's point. She is one fed loving, totalitarian bitch. If Joe Lieberman or Jim DeMint had said it (2 guys who I think are generally regarded as pragmatic), I might see your argument more.
Regardless of who it is, the Supreme Court's wording in the Bush v. Gore opinion supports her statement. I'm not supporting the woman's political stances or anything she stands for; I'm merely pointing out that a right to vote does exist, and that right to vote is currently vested in eligible citizens who participate in statewide elections.
Should the states decide to change their constitutions so that not every eligible citizen can vote, then they will no longer be afforded that federal constitutional right. But, as it stands now, they do, so stating that "there is no right to vote" and that it isn't fundamental is incorrect according to the Supreme Court and the Constitution.
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