Section 1. The right ofcitizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to voteshall not bedeniedorabridgedby the United States or by anyStateon account of age.
As the House and Senate have debated the 2004 budget resolution, many Democrats and some Republicans have complained it is impossible to voteon a budget that does not account for the large price tag for war with Iraq.
"Congress drew reasonable conclusions from the extensive evidence it gathered and acted pursuant to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, which entrust Congress with ensuring that the right to vote -- surely among the most important guarantees of political liberty in the Constitution -- is not abridged onaccount of race, " said the 2-1 panel of judges.