Originally Posted by Jim in CT
"again discuss how the GOP is constantly trying to impose rules on voting (that aren't in the const.) that harm minorities? "
Yes, let's. Every single time this comes up, some people ask why the requirement of getting id cards, is more burdensome for anyone based on the color of their skin. no, I have answered the question a few times (the whole surgical precision thing)- so here we go again.
From an article I just found -
The court wrote that various provisions of North Carolina's law "target African Americans with almost surgical precision,"
The [original] version of SL 2013-381 provided that all government-issued IDs, even many that had been expired, would satisfy the requirement as an alternative to DMV-issued photo IDs....With race data in hand, the legislature amended the bill to exclude many of the alternative photo IDs used by African Americans. As amended, the bill retained only the kinds of IDs that white North Carolinians were more likely to possess.
....Legislators also requested data as to the racial breakdown of early voting usage....The racial data provided to the legislators revealed that African Americans disproportionately used early voting in both 2008 and 2012....After receipt of this racial data, the General Assembly amended the bill to eliminate the first week of early voting.
....Legislators similarly requested data as to the racial makeup of same-day registrants....SL 2013-381 eliminated same-day registration....Legislators additionally requested a racial breakdown of provisional voting....With SL 2013-381, the General Assembly altogether eliminated out-of-precinct voting....African Americans also disproportionately used preregistration.... Although preregistration increased turnout among young adult voters, SL 2013-381 eliminated it.
....As “evidence of justifications” for the changes to early voting, the State offered purported inconsistencies in voting hours across counties, including the fact that only some counties had decided to offer Sunday voting. The State then elaborated on its justification, explaining that “[c]ounties with Sunday voting in 2014 were disproportionately black” and “disproportionately Democratic.”
It's not just that every provision coincidentally happens to affect blacks disproportionately. In at least a couple of cases, provisions were added only after the legislature had racial breakdowns in hand so they could make sure they weren't accidentally targeting whites too.
And every time that question is asked, there is no response. not true, we have discussed it a few times. Because unless the fee is higher for blacks, or blacks have to climb stairs to get to the right office while whites can take the elevator, it's not even close to being racist. There may be cultural forces that determine who is more likely to jump through the hoops to get an id, but it has absolutely nothing to do with race.
"trying to provide a floor of help for someone is holding them down"
Incorrect. Everyone agrees that a safety net is a good thing. Democrats want to go further, they want to make huge numbers of blacks permanently dependent on welfare, So I guess you thing blacks aren't smart enough to recognize what the Dems are doing?so they will keep voting for whoever will give them that welfare. Paul, this is no longer abstract theory or speculation...there is empirical, observable evidence to make my case. You can't solve poverty (on a large scale) by giving money to poor people. Because a lack of money isn't the cause of poverty for many, it's the effect. The cause of their poverty, is often poor decision-making, or destructive personal habits, and if there's one thing we know for certain, it is this - you cannot cure that by giving someone $500 a month. We have been trying that for 50 years, and all it does is make things worse. Similarly, you don't help a drug addict by giving him cash.
"you ducked the question by stating it is the same reason the communists supported the Dems"
No, I answered the question spot on, by pointing to the fact that communists support Hilary. Obviously, there is an assumption in this country (incorrect, based on the facts) that the Democrats care about blacks, and that the GOP is racist. Most media outlets re-state this constantly, so no surprise that some thoughtless morons (like those in the KKK) would start to believe it. That doesn't make it true.
The KKK supporting Trump doesn't mean he's more racist, any more than Black Lives Matter's support of Democrats, means that Dems want to murder police officers. You cannot judge a huge political group by the actions of the lunatic fringe of either partySo I'm confused bc isn't that the intent of the thread you started?. If Trump invites the head of the Klan to the Oval Office 70 times like Obama invited Sharpton, then I will be the first to comment that you are right, that Trump is a white supremacist. He hasn't gone down that road yet. Obama has. BIG difference.
"Obama met with him bc he speaks for a large black pop"
Agreed. But that's BAD for blacks, Paul. Blacks need to learn that he is part of the problem, not part of the solution. By inviting him to the Oval Office every month, it legitimizes the disgusting bile that Sharpton spews. The reason why blacks turn to to Sharpton, is because your party, and the media in their control, tell blacks that Sharpton is right when he blames everything on whitey. That hurts blacks in the long run, it increases the racial divide, but it helps democrats at the voting booth, and that's all they care about.
"a compassionate country should have - like food stamps for poor or preschool funding, etc"
Again, you can go too far with the amount of welfare you give someone. At some point, you rob them of their ability to stand on their own two feet. Despite what you clearly believe, liberals don't have a monopoly on compassion. I have posted repeatedly, the study called Who Really Cares, which de-bunks that myth. But Democrats keep saying it, and the media keeps saying it, so people like you start to believe it.
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