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LiberalEsto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 02:03 PM
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Kennedy brings up racism in voting disenfranchisement
and it's about time!

We need to frame this debate, at least in part, by insisting that racism is one reason so many Democrats were disenfranchised.

Let the thugs scurry around trying to deny that!
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PROGRESSIVE1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 02:04 PM
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1. New Meme: (Jim Crow Republicans)
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LiberalEsto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 02:06 PM
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5. Jim Crow Rethugs -- PERFECT!!!!
Time to reframe this business.
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NVMojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 02:04 PM
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2. I agree, why do they always target minorities and the poor? Only rich
get to pick the prez???
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roseBudd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 02:04 PM
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3. I agree, moderate republicans would be ashamed if they knew of
the extent of the suppression tactics.
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iconoclastNYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 02:06 PM
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4. Racism : To most white voters is a Chicken Little issue
I disagree with that and I'm white myself but I dont think we win by making it a race issue, we have to make it a universal issue. Partisans should not have the ability to mess with elections.
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LiberalEsto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 02:07 PM
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6. I'm white
and I am sickened by this racism.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 02:08 PM
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7. That's right, LiberalEsto. About time, too.
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LiberalEsto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 02:13 PM
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8. No Man/Woman is an Island...
if they mess with someone else's voting rights,
they're messing with yours and mine.
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