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Forget “One Man, One Vote”; In N.Y Election, Residents Get 6 Votes Each
Eyeblast TV ^ | 6/16/2010 | Joe Schoffstall

Posted on 06/16/2010 12:18:18 PM PDT by blog.Eyeblast.tv

In Port Chester N.Y., the old adage of “one man, one vote” has fallen by the wayside, at least for now. A new voting system has been put into place with the hopes of boosting Hispanic representation giving each resident 6 votes, as whites consistently win the trustee seats.

“That was very strange.”I’m not sure I liked it. All my life, I’ve heard, ‘one man, one vote”, Arthur Furano told the Associated Press after casting his vote. The federal government declared in 2006 that their at-large election system was unfair given their demographics and the actual outcomes.

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: 6votes; cumulativevoting; election; newyork
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1 posted on 06/16/2010 12:18:18 PM PDT by blog.Eyeblast.tv
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv

What the hell is happening to my country....I know, dumbass question.....


2 posted on 06/16/2010 12:20:58 PM PDT by BamaDi (I'm praying for a bloodbath in '10)
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=6%20votes


3 posted on 06/16/2010 12:21:45 PM PDT by TankerKC (This is the internet, not a court of law.)
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv

Words escape me. Backlash is coming...


4 posted on 06/16/2010 12:22:36 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.)
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv
It is racist to give 6 votes to each legal voter.

The votes should be apportioned according to race.

White people should get three/fifths of a vote, based on their status as tax-slaves.

People of color should get six votes, and illegal immigrants should get 12 votes.

It's only fair.

5 posted on 06/16/2010 12:23:01 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law." -- Aristotle)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Since people on welfare depend on the govt., shouldn’t they get 12 votes also?


6 posted on 06/16/2010 12:25:30 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.)
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv

I think this is so illegal. Isn’t anyone challenging it?


7 posted on 06/16/2010 12:30:11 PM PDT by Reagan69 (Let me know when those health insurance premiums go down.)
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Why don’t they just say, you will have so and so Hispanic as your “choice”. Save time and effort.

Pray for our nation. But I am beginning to believe we are going to receive justice from the Lord, rather than the longsuffering and mercy that He has extended to us for so many years.


8 posted on 06/16/2010 12:30:45 PM PDT by Wicket (God bless and protect our troops and God bless America)
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To: central_va
Since people on welfare depend on the govt., shouldn’t they get 12 votes also?

ACORN used to give them as many votes as they wanted, so yes, they are being discriminated against as well.

9 posted on 06/16/2010 12:31:31 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law." -- Aristotle)
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To: central_va

The good news is my new Tapco stocks came in for my sks’s along with 10 20 rnd clips, sorry what was the subject matter?


10 posted on 06/16/2010 12:38:22 PM PDT by heshtesh (ueer)
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv
Consider Mexican nationals are allowed to vote for their elections while living in the us, and consider that Mexico allows dual citizenship so that those who are also US citizens or those that will be in the hands of the democrats, these people then will be able to vote in both US and Mexican elections. Consider also, that our representatives in Washington are breaking tortillas with Mexican officials, and the president offers the floor in the capital for the Mexico president, then its not a leap of accusation that Mexican immigrants have twice the vote to effect north American policy compared to native born US citizens!

Unequal representation is outrages, no US citizen should sit quietly idle while we at the same time are being taxed to death!No taxation without representation was the cry 200 years ago, we must not forget and stand firm, this will not be tolerated today either!

11 posted on 06/16/2010 12:43:52 PM PDT by seastay
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To: heshtesh
You'll appreciate this...
12 posted on 06/16/2010 12:44:19 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Reagan69
What's so illegal? Many places have "at-large" elections you vote for multiple people from a common list. Cincinnati has a similar system for their city council which, until recently, had the added strangeness that the person with the highest total count on the list became mayor. The only change this one has is that you can vote for the same person multiple times rather than only having one vote per candidate like most at-large ballots have.

I don't like the judge changing it, but this isn't what many people have accused it as giving more votes to Hispanics than any other group.

13 posted on 06/16/2010 12:45:06 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (I am so immune to satire that I ate three Irish children after reading Swift's "A Modest Proposal")
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To: Reagan69

I have to disagree about the legality. I don’t like judges telling cities they have to have a certain type of ballot, but several cities vote that way. I remember in the city I used to live I voted for my 4 favorite candidates out of a smorgasbord of candidates for city council.


14 posted on 06/16/2010 12:45:28 PM PDT by Greg123456
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To: central_va

Thanks, but quit teasing.


15 posted on 06/16/2010 1:09:20 PM PDT by heshtesh (ueer)
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To: Reagan69
I think this is so illegal. Isn’t anyone challenging it?

Here in West Virginia we have multi member districts for our House of Delegates. The Democrats have been in a majority for 80 years in our state legislature, and by having 3 or 4 delegates from a district dilutes the few Republican votes out here.

When our election rolls around in November, I will get to vote for four delegates in my district. If I could vote for the same person four times, we might even get one Republican sent to the Legislature.

The better alternative is single-member districts (I believe WV is the last state to have multi-member districts). This would probably be the better answer for the election in question.

16 posted on 06/16/2010 1:10:04 PM PDT by Retired COB (Still mad about Campaign Finance Reform)
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To: Reagan69

No. All voters, regardless of race, get 6 votes. Cumulative voting is perfectly legal, no matter what we think of it.


17 posted on 06/16/2010 1:10:23 PM PDT by Clemenza (Remember our Korean War Veterans)
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To: Clemenza

Per your tag line, i do all the time, i call him dad.


18 posted on 06/16/2010 1:19:08 PM PDT by heshtesh (ueer)
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv

This is bizarre on so many levels.

a) If nearly half the town is Hispanic, wouldn’t a halfway decent Hispanic candidate do extremely well, under the old 1 vote per seat system? (Or when they say “Hispanic” do they mean “illegal”?) Of course, it could also be that most Hispanic voters are simply voting for the candidates they think are best, regardless of race, in which case their so-called “lack of representation” is not a problem at all.

b) Assuming minorities have inherently different interests than whites (and I reject that assumption), and want to maximize their political power, they would be much better off strongly influencing every seat, rather than concentrating their votes on one or two. I’d much rather have all 6 board members seeking my vote than have one or two who can take it for granted, and 4 or 5 who don’t need it.

c) This system would seems to lead to chaos and benefit entreched politicians, with strong political machines. It is tough enough to get people out to vote for Jones, Smith, Robinson, Johnson, Williams and Thompson. Imagine trying to organize some people into voting 3 votes for Thompson, 2 for Smith and 1 for Jones and another groups to cast two votes each for Williams, Robinson and Johnson.

More independent minded voters will not be able to allocate their votes as effectively as those who are influenced and directed by party operatives.


19 posted on 06/16/2010 1:21:08 PM PDT by Above My Pay Grade
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I am unconvinced this scheme is going to work the way the judge has in mind.


20 posted on 06/16/2010 1:25:31 PM PDT by freespirited (There are a lot of bad Republicans but there are no good Democrats.--Ann Coulter)
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