# "Small government" conservative goes after NBC for altering the Pledge of Allegiance.

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**Created:** [June 22, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-government-conservative-goes-after-nbc-for-altering-the-pledge-of-allegiance/586483 "2011-06-22T20:36:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-government-conservative-goes-after-nbc-for-altering-the-pledge-of-allegiance/586483/24 "2011-06-23T13:59:07Z")

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> [@Bricker](#):
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> Not necessary, because that clause was stil operative. Men still vote.
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> The fact that women vote is not a feature of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Nineteenth Amendment did not modify the Fourteenth Amendment.
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> But the Thirteenth Amendment modified any prior mention of slavery.

Interesting. Then why did you say:

> [@Scalia says the 14th amendment doesn't apply to women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scalia-says-the-14th-amendment-doesnt-apply-to-women/566476/5):
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> If the 14th does include women, then why was the 19th necessary?

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