Just. Dept. Claims Blacks are Too Stupid to Vote

[vinnie97]

Paraphrased but it might as well be what they said:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...partisan-vote/

KINSTON, N.C. | Voters in this small city decided overwhelmingly last year to do away with the party affiliation of candidates in local elections, but the Obama administration recently overruled the electorate and decided that equal rights for black voters cannot be achieved without the Democratic Party.

The Justice Department's ruling, which affects races for City Council and mayor, went so far as to say partisan elections are needed so that black voters can elect their "candidates of choice" - identified by the department as those who are Democrats and almost exclusively black.

The department ruled that white voters in Kinston will vote for blacks only if they are Democrats and that therefore the city cannot get rid of party affiliations for local elections because that would violate black voters' right to elect the candidates they want.

Several federal and local politicians would like the city to challenge the decision in court. They say voter apathy is the largest barrier to black voters' election of candidates they prefer and that the Justice Department has gone too far in trying to influence election results here.

Stephen LaRoque, a former Republican state lawmaker who led the drive to end partisan local elections, called the Justice Department's decision "racial as well as partisan."

"On top of that, you have an unelected bureaucrat in Washington, D.C., overturning a valid election," he said. "That is un-American."

The decision, made by the same Justice official who ordered the dismissal of a voting rights case against members of the New Black Panther Party in Philadelphia, has irritated other locals as well. They bristle at federal interference in this city of nearly 23,000 people, two-thirds of whom are black.

In interviews in sleepy downtown Kinston - a place best known as a road sign on the way to the Carolina beaches - residents said partisan voting is largely unimportant because people are personally acquainted with their elected officials and are familiar with their views.

"To begin with, 'nonpartisan elections' is a misconceived and deceiving statement because even though no party affiliation shows up on a ballot form, candidates still adhere to certain ideologies and people understand that, and are going to identify with who they feel has their best interest at heart," said William Cooke, president of the Kinston/Lenoir County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Mr. Cooke said his group does not take a position on this issue and would not disclose his personal stance, but expressed skepticism about the Justice Department's involvement.

Story continues with 3 other pages at the link...this administration is a real winner.

Holder is one piece of work...

Black Panthers interfering with polling, gives it a pass.

Suggests Guantanamo Bay detainees be tried and imprisoned on US soil, check.

Overturns the decision of an electorate to choose candidates based on their merits rather than party affiliation, check.

[BradH]

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[tricky]

[SmackPickles]

So, lets do a study on how many whites vote for whites because they are white. Awesome!

[vinnie97]

^Isn't that a bit OT? The Justice Dept. is reversing an electorate decision because they feel Blacks are too dull to research which candidates have their best interest in mind.

Besides, Obama got elected thanks to the white vote, so I don't think pulling out voting statistic percentages by race will help to bolster your point on this matter.

[jaesun]

Originally Posted by tricky

Marketing almost solely to one demographic for 10+ years works then? Jesus Christ.

Well I guess it is working for their other #1 demographic target... Kids. And kids love that dog shit they call food. Put a crack addict looking clown followed by and a fat purple guy, a prison escapee, and some koosh ball lookin fry guys all hanging out in a big red caboose...and you must have a good thing going. Throw in crappy toys and a playground at every loocation and it won't matter what vomit on a box you're selling. Kids will be drawn in and will bug the shit out of their folks enough to bring in some good business.

But I can't stand Mec E. Dees Nuts. So maybe I hate everything they do anyway.

[SmackPickles]

Originally Posted by vinnie97

^Isn't that a bit OT? The Justice Dept. is reversing an electorate decision because they feel Blacks are too dull to research which candidates have their best interest in mind.

Besides, Obama got elected thanks to the white vote, so I don't think pulling out voting statistic percentages by race will help to bolster your point on this matter.

You're reading into my reply way to much. It was pure sarcasm. *bubble burst*

[vinnie97]

sigh...my sarcasm meter doesn't work all the time.