1. Common sense is dead: the reason Hispanics do not get elected may be that illegal aliens are not eligible to vote. By the way, Port Chester is an armpit.
2. This disgraceful press release was not written by Democrats. It was issued by the US Department of Justice, headed by a Republican.
I don’t understand this ruling. A court cannot dictate how an election or seat should be held, only that the process cannot discriminate. Given that Hispanics have the same opportunity to vote as everyone else, how can this ruling stand?
so now the court is mandating formal quotas to elected officials.
You hear this sort of crap in Chicago, the strengh of the Hispanic voting bloc. The problem is, however, while the census might count 11,000 in a ward filled with Mexicans, only 2,000 or so can legally vote.
-- Hispanics in Port Chester voted cohesively for their candidates of choice and that these candidates of choice were routinely defeated;
The point being? Is there a law which says "candidates of choice" cannot be defeated?
-- Voting in Port Chester is polarized by ethnicity;
The point being? Is it illegal to vote along ethnic lines? Aren't Hispanics voting for "candidates of choice"?
-- Racial appeals -- in particular an anti-Hispanic flyer in the 2007 mayoral race -- had marred recent political campaigns.
Minority candidates make racial appeals frequently, there is nothing illegal about it. Have the authors of this press release read the First Amendment?