Stokes Rips Ward Lines OK'd by Council [Black Councilman Wants Fewer White Elected Officials]

The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS) ^ | 8/13/03 | Laura Hipp

[bourbon]

The Jackson City Council approved new ward lines Tuesday amid objections from Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes, who said he wants fewer white elected officials.

Several colleagues quickly countered Stokes' remarks, emphasizing all races are welcome.

The approved plan moves seven voting precincts into new wards, but leaves Ward 7 basically untouched.

[bourbon]

Kenneth Stokes = racist SOB. simple as that.

[bourbon]

(((MS PING)))

I don't think this was posted while I was on vacation, but it needs to be discussed.

Old Jackson--governed by white, racist crooks.
New Jackson--governed by black, racist crooks.

Don't you just love progress?!? :-)

[CurlyDave]

The council — composed of five black officials and two whites — is not representative of Jackson, Stokes said. Black residents make up more than 70 percent of the city's population.

5 blacks out of a total of 7 council members is 71%. This sounds like representation is just about right to me.

[MarkL]

Gee, I wonder why the population is shrinking... Maybe it has something to do with the "No Whites Wanted" views of many of the politicians...

Mark

[bourbon]

1) Stokes: The Black George Wallace? [by Sid Salter]

2) Aren't Our Leaders Fed Up With the Antics of Kenneth Stokes?

3) City needs recall option to rid ward of Stokes

4) Stokes an impediment to racial reconciliation

These articles are must-reads. Especially #4. Here's an excerpt:

Kenneth I. Stokes last week raised the volume on his ineffective jawboning, even firing blanks this way.

"We don't think of Eric Stringfellow just as an Uncle Tom, but a first-class Uncle Tom," Stokes said in response to a recall proposal aimed at him.

He gets better. "Everyone knows that Eric Stringfellow doesn't write those columns. They just put his picture on them. And if Eric Stringfellow wants Kenneth Stokes out of office, he should move his ugly butt to Ward 3 and run against Kenneth Stokes. Tell him I said that."

wow.

[wardaddy]

I would resist the notion that one race ought to represent itself as a matter of fairness....with all due respect.

Bourbon.... Glad you are back....hope you had a blast.

[bourbon]

The City of Jackson is presently just like Detroit was in the 1970s. Our mayor is channeling the recently deceased Coleman Young. I'm certain of it.

[bourbon]

CA was great, but it's definitely nice to be back. I have a mean headache right now courtesy of two and a half weeks of FR withdrawal. :-)

[Exeter]

Old Jackson--governed by white, racist crooks.

New Jackson--governed by black, racist crooks.

Correction;

Old Jackson--governed by COMPETENT white, racist crooks.

New Jackson--governed by INCOMPETENT black, racist crooks...

[wardaddy]

You missed the Moore threads. It was a freeforall and I wanted your law input....even if you disagreed with my view...which had little to do with law admittedly.

We had a lot of so called law experts spouting all this overlapping amendment crap that irritated me.

[bourbon]

yeah, I really wished that I had followed that story more closely and that I had been able to participate in those threads.

What exactly did these folks mean about "overlapping amendments." I have never heard that phrase before.

Oh, and just out of curiosity...what was your take on Judge Moore's actions?

[wardaddy]

What do you think Sherlock?

[bourbon]

I strongly support Judge Moore's interpretation of the Constitution, but I do have some doubts about the moral/strategic wisdom of his defiance of the federal court order.

Sadly, the state of Establishment Clause law is so screwed up that placing the 10 Commandments in the AL Sup. Ct. is almost certainly "unconstitutional." Even though I don't believe that this ought to be considered unconstitutional, the relevant case law suggests a different result.

[wardaddy]

I agree.

But whoever started the precedent "wall of separation" over "congress shall make no law...." screwed the pooch and how to turn that back is beyond my limited knowledge.

I know Moore is an activist...no doubt about it. He is actually a very accomplished and resolute and smart fellow...folks should read his personal history. Whoever took the role he is leading would be marked as an opportunist or activist. I'm happy to see my side on the offensive even if we have lost a battle for now.

I think what bothers many on my side is the plethora of religious icons that dot hundreds of our public buildings including SCOTUS and Congress and many like me feel that the enemy wishes to erase God from the public forum entirely.

All one need do is look at the usual suspects in the enemy camp (and here on FR btw)

ACLU
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Morris Dees

That says it all for me....it's the same gang cheering the sodomy rulings last month.

Glad to see you are sympathetic.

Btw...you know I am hardly pious. I slpet in while my wife took the babies to a PCA service today. Shame on me. I simply like my culture which is the one in my view we were founded on largely (95% at least) and am tired of seeing it attacked. They will go for coins etc next. It's an ongoing battle from school prayer to the pledge to Christmas and Hannahka dispays etc.

I also see a parallel between our cultural demise and this..although it may be more complimentray than causative.

I have to go round up everyone to go to Cool Springs now and will be back later...gotta go spend some $$$...what fun...$$$$ for things we really don't have to have.

We'd all like to hear all about your trip!

[Yudan]

Eric Stringfellow went to Provine with my sister, if he's who I think he is. He was Mr. Provine in 1978. He's a good man, and obviously has a lot of courage of his convictions.

[WKB]

Kenneth Stokes = racist SOB. simple as that

As hard as this is for me to say
"Kenny Stokes is worse than Bennie Thompson"
And that is D*** bad.

[mhking]

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[cyborg]

Didn't we just celebrate MLK?

[arasina]

They fought so hard for civil rights and integration only to trample the rights of others and become segregationists. Shameful.

[MississippiMan]

What an utter fool. And how sad that ANY group of people ELECT something like that as their leader. Pathetic.

MM