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Originally posted by midwesterngirl
Sadly enough,I have to question this as well.Good PR is a must in politics nowadays.I do question the sincerity of his change.Was his change of heart genuine or just good public relations?
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From what I know and have read, it was NOT out of the goodness of his heart. As times changed, S. Carolina became 30% African-American. He also knew that those votes would make a difference. In an effort to win those votes, he knew that he had to do something to appease them. Therefore, he did make those "changes" ONLY in order to stay in office.
Hiring ONE Black American? Woo Hoo!
Voting on a 1982 Voting Act? Yeah right!
The 1982 Vote was only an amendment! The original act was in place already! His one little vote didn't make a difference. It would have passed with or without him, but he had to make a show out of it.
Either way, both of those things took place well over 20 years ago. What has he done LATELY to make a difference?