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!