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Silence heard as real threat to black voters looms
The News Tribune ^ | July 15, 2012 | LEONARD PITTS JR

Posted on 07/15/2012 7:26:59 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

An open letter to African America:

In the late ’90s, the Internet belched forth a rumor that the Voting Rights Act was soon to expire and that black folks would lose the vote as a result. Though stupid and untrue, the rumor spread like a dust cloud till it was inescapable.

Flash forward to 2012. Now the threat is real. There is a sustained effort to suppress the black vote as we approach this pivotal election. And what is our response?

Silence.

Here is what is going on in that silence. In Washington, D.C., conservative Republicans are seeking to gut the Voting Rights Act. In Florida, they are, in effect, purging Democrats from the voting rolls. In Kansas, there is a law requiring a voter show proof of citizenship. And in 30 states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, there are Voter ID laws, either passed or under contemplation.

So where are we in all this? Silent, that’s where.

It is easy to rally in the face of a tragedy like Trayvon Martin. That was a visceral, emotional thing. Still, what happened to that child is only representative of systemic injustice. This is systemic injustice, and we should be just as exercised about it, if not more so.

And yet . . . Silence.

From the barber shops, silence.

From the beauty parlors, silence.

From the pulpits, silence.

In the face of a naked attempt to steal not just an election, but a right that was purchased for us at a cost of bones and blood, silence. It’s happening now, right under our noses.

(Excerpt) Read more at thenewstribune.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election2012; obamanomics; racism; voterfraud; voterid
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voter fraud effects blacks too....


41 posted on 07/15/2012 4:06:09 PM PDT by ak267 (The Law Of the Sea Treaty...LOST...must be defeated...CALL YOUR SENATOR!!!)
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To: Mack the knife

Pitts has his head so far up Obama’s rearend, if Obama said voter IDs were a great idea, Pitts would be slamming anyone as racist for opposing them. The guy is totally owned by the Dem Party. I’ll bet he’s never had an original thought in his life.


42 posted on 07/15/2012 4:19:52 PM PDT by driftless2
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Pulitzer”...does that mean what I think it do?


43 posted on 07/15/2012 4:33:02 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
In Florida, they are, in effect, purging Democrats unqualified and illegal voters from the voting rolls.
44 posted on 07/15/2012 4:39:26 PM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed &water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The NAACP is attempting to severely limit the number of black people who can attend their convention by requiring photo ID for admittance.


45 posted on 07/15/2012 4:45:48 PM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed &water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I like the Leonard Pitts who wrote this column: http://www.miamiherald.com/2001/09/12/374188/sept-12-2001-well-go-forward-from.html

I no longer like nor respect the Leonard Pitts who panders on the basis of race when he has shown that he can do so much better. How disappointing.


46 posted on 07/15/2012 5:06:06 PM PDT by Postman (It's time again: US out of the UN. UN out of the US. US out of the US of 0)
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To: MrChips
You've got to show a picture ID to receive EBT benefits, so no one would be denied their vote.

Betch those trying to get bennies are finding a way to get ID really fast.


47 posted on 07/15/2012 5:13:27 PM PDT by ex91B10 (We've tried the Soap Box,the Ballot Box and the Jury Box; ONE BOX LEFT!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer


OMGoodness, that is the funniest pile of [unladylike word] I've seen lately! Talk about projection, this idiot knows what he would do if he could, and accuses honest conservatives of doing it. Alinsky tactic, brazen, blatant, and so overexposed that there aren't too many politically savvy people who do not recognize it.

About 8% of the population walk around without IDs of any kind, but any citizen can walk into the DMV and get a non-driving ID, or a driving license, for that matter.

All this bleating and moaning about disenfranchising 12% x 8% = .96% of the population, less than 1%, and with this enormous number, we're going to steal the election?

This guy should do stand-up comedy.

Like most liberal lies and drivel, that right there is some funny stuff.

48 posted on 07/16/2012 8:55:41 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Leonard Pitts Jr. is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Miami Herald.
yhea..piled higher & deeper...
racist little b@st@rd from a liberal stronghold.

49 posted on 07/16/2012 9:02:59 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (WA DC E$tabli$hment; DNC/RNC/Unionists...Brazilian saying: "$@me Old $hit; different flie$". :^)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
So where is the Pittshead mandatory puke alert? For a second -- imagine my disappointment -- I thought this was a note from Cosby or Tom Sowell.

Pitts! What a jerk. And a barfbag.

50 posted on 07/16/2012 10:39:26 AM PDT by lentulusgracchus
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[Pittbag] It is easy to rally in the face of a tragedy like Trayvon Martin .... what happened to that child is only representative of systemic injustice.

Hey, Pitthead, "Twayvon" only tried to -- and promised to -- murder George Zimmerman.

I wish we could find a 17-y.o. black football player who could demonstrate "Twayvon's" MMA style to your face, so you could appreciate that Zimmerman was down to this: Use the gun or go out forever.

But you go ahead and "cwy for Twayvon", you bigoted, hypocritical p.o.s.

51 posted on 07/16/2012 10:51:14 AM PDT by lentulusgracchus
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