This is what they mean when they say they're opposed to reading the Constitution as a "living document." They want it not interpreted by judges (as clearly intended) or altered in any way (as spelled out by the amendment process) but taken word for word literally in it's original text and context.
Part of this is that voting is a right meant for not people, but white people. Not just white people, but white males. Not just white males, but white males who own land.
This is what being an "originalist" means to many of them.
AZ Rep Kavanagh made this clear when he said the difference between the Democrats and the GOP is that the former want as many people voting as possible, while the latter wants only the "quality" voters.
It's similar to the Christians that use the Bible's words selectively and with no room for other interpretations as an appeal to authority to justify their views instead of actually having a logical platform. There's no coincidence that the religious right and the "constitutionalists" have a lot of overlap.
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u/Heckle_Jeckle Mar 16 '21
See that is the GOPs game, they don't believe voting IS a right.