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blklikeme 11-08-2007 05:55 PM

THE END TO BLACK VOTERS RIGTHS BILL
 
:)On BLACK VOTING RIGHTS!!!






THE END OF BLACK VOTERS RIGTHS BILL


At the recent NAACP Meeting, President Bush finally meet with the leaders

and assured them that he would sign the right to vote bill for
another 25

years.



My only concern is: Do the other race have to be subjected to a right to

vote extension? Personally, the President, if he really wanted to show
Good

faith, should have abolished this bill and made it simply a right
with no

limitations. But then maybe I am living in a dream world. However, I know

IT CAN BE DONE!! Voting Rights Act-Expires for blacks in 2007.



Below you will find a speech that Bill Cosby's wife gave at a function.

Everyone please read this and pass it on to as many African Americans you

come in contact with.



Camille Cosby just made a reference about the Voting Rights ! Act in her
most

recent open letter on racism. This is extremely important. We are
in the

21st Century and we were wondering, and when I say 'we', I mean others of

us out there who wonder if everyone else out there knows what the

significance of the year 2007 is to Black America ?



Did you know that our right to VOTE will expire in the year 2007?

Seriously! The Voters Rights Act signed in 1965 by Lyndon B. Johnson was

just an ACT. It was not made a law.



In 1982, Ronald Reagan amended the Voters Rights Act for another 25
years.

Which means that in the year 2007 we could lose the Right to vote!



Does anyone realize that African Americans are the only group of people
who

require PERMISSION under the United States Constitution to vote!



In the year 2007, Congress will once again convene to decide whether or
not

Blacks should retain the rights to vote (crazy but true).



In or! der for this to be passed, 38 states will have to approve an

extension. This is ludicrous! Not only should the extension be approved,

but also the ACT must be made a law.



Our right to vote should no longer be up for discussion, review and/or

evaluation.



We must contact our Congress-persons, Senators, Alder persons, etc., to put

a stop to this! As bona fide Citizens of the
w:st="on">United States
, we cannot
"drop

the ball" on this one! We have come too far to let government make
us take

such a huge step backward. So please, let us push forward to continue to

build the momentum towards gaining equality.



Please pass this onto others, as we are sure that many more individuals
are

not aware of this. I urge all of you that are able, to contact those in

government that have your vote and make them aware of our combined concern

for this issue.



One voice!...... One Vote! You cannot complain, if you do not

participate.....local, State, & national.....



When! I received this one I had no choice but to pass it on. Please do the

same!

Animate 11-08-2007 06:45 PM

Nice Cut & Paste from an email there. While I do think that this should be put into law...remove your carriage returns.

DaemonSeid 11-08-2007 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Animate (Post 1546805)
Nice Cut & Paste from an email there. While I do think that this should be put into law...remove your carriage returns.

and how long has this forward been circulating?



Imma try "For as long as the internet has been Public" for $500

Kevin 11-08-2007 08:34 PM

The Voting Rights Act does expire in 2007, but that doesn't mean that blacks will lose the right to vote. All this means is that the southern states will once again have the power to pass their own legislation concerning election districts, etc. sans federal approval.

Munchkin03 11-10-2007 02:14 PM

Hi, 15th Amendment! :rolleyes:

GeekyPenguin 11-10-2007 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Munchkin03 (Post 1547296)
Hi, 15th Amendment! :rolleyes:

The Constitution has Amendments? WHOA!:eek:


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