tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433760869284224231.post8653240255987532608..comments2023-09-25T06:29:55.346-07:00Comments on 2010 ILC at Columbia: A Full Week In NYCMadeline Kronenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00809038721402994691noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433760869284224231.post-19938117005025024742010-07-01T19:42:55.228-07:002010-07-01T19:42:55.228-07:00Michelle,
Even though England had a Parliament wh...Michelle,<br /><br />Even though England had a Parliament which was made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, regular people still had very little say in how England and Great Britain were run. The power was still in the hands of the King and, to a lesser extent, the House of Lords. The right of the regular man to vote for who represented him in the House of Commons was limited and restricted with the same types of restrictions our Founding Fathers put into our own rules: land ownership, color, gender, poll taxes, value of assets, etc.<br /><br />Even today, after more than 200 years, we're still working on giving the right to vote to all of our citizens.Don Gosneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110247579694408858noreply@blogger.com