Posted on 06/26/2013 2:20:48 PM PDT by jazusamo
Oh yes, by all means, you have to stop those Confederate States from reimposing Jim Crow laws and revitalizing the KKK. 150 years of punishment is not near enough./s
I have come to the conclusion that if anything good is to come out of Versailles on the Potomac, it’ll be right after Hell freezes over and the Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.
I suspect that this is a divide that goes beyond Republican and Democrat. As someone mentioned in jest, “The Voting Rights Act was the sequel to Reconstruction.”
In other words, this may actually be an effort by the northern states to retain political and cultural dominance over the southern states.
As bizarre as that sounds on the surface, there is still a large cultural divide between the North and the South.
The only reason Reconstruction ended was that there was a disputed presidential election, and the South offered its support to a candidate in exchange for the withdrawal of the last Union soldiers stationed in its state capitals.
Were it not for this, Reconstruction might still be in effect, long after race was an issue, solely so that the northern states could “keep the South in its place.”
If that sounds ridiculous, then why did the northern dominated congress keep extending the Voting Rights Act mandates on the South “even though the situation had changed”? That is, continuing to extend the act was based on conditions in the early 1960s.
But the proof of this pudding is in the eating. Constitutionally, congress *can* recreate the Voting Rights Act, but for *ALL* the states, not just the southern states.
Dollars to donuts these northern congressmen would be very strongly opposed to *that* idea. “Not us! Only THEM!”
no, he’s actually a good guy.’but he is terribly, terribly wrong on this.
Yes, Jim. There is still danger of discrimination at the polls. Democrats and their minions are allowed to vote as many times as they want, while Republicans and conservatives can vote only once.
Apparently Wisconsin has some election fraud problems so I’m sure sensenbrenner won’t mind having Wisconsin included in the legislation. Possibly he also wants to include Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey and New York. Wait let’s not forget Minnesota.
like; AMNESTY for 20+ million new democrats..
each of which could conceivably vote several times for more Obama money..
You’re right I’m so sick of this kind of crap, I’m seventy years old and first voted in a Republican primary in 1964, I have never missed an election or a primary and have never voted for a democrat, I’ve given money, put up signs, made phone calls, held meetings and knocked on doors and now I have absolutly been betrayed by the Republican party. I gathered signatures for Voter ID from one end of the State to the other, had it pass overwhelmingly only to be held up by the DOJ and now this AH wants to re-instate a law that will again devalue my vote before I ever even have the opportunity to cast a vote at full value or at least near full value. democrat votes count 1.05 Republican votes count .95, I’d like for mine to get to at least .98. Thank God for Senator Ted Cruz and Congressmen Louie Gohmert and Trey Gowdy.
Exactly right.
According to the SC ruling there is no wiggle room on what Congress can do. Their ruling was very specific....that’s really why the libs are so POed.
I am through with Republicans...
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Me too. They want our votes and money but not our principles. I’m done with the Republican Party.
Sensenbrenner: Collecting phone records abuses Patriot Act(The Author)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3029605/posts
not to worry. he can just tweak a few words and everything will be wonderful again.
/sarc
Sensenbrenner and the Voting Rights Act
FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.
im going to throw up
Time to leave the stupid party to die in its own vomit.
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