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NY village gets new voting system to aid Hispanics
Associated Press ^
| November 7, 2009
| Jim Fitzgerald
Posted on 11/10/2009 5:37:37 AM PST by reaganaut1
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This is ridiculous. Voting rights should mean equal access to the ballot box, not racial quotas for elected representatives.
To: reaganaut1
Ah, now there’s a place where I simply will not believe, nor feel compelled to obey, the decisions of that group of “elected” officials.
The civil war is coming.
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:38:59 AM PST
by
Da Coyote
To: reaganaut1
Cumulative voting is not used anywhere else in New York, but is becoming more popular and can be found in Alabama, Illinois, South Dakota and Texas Good grief. I've never heard of this before. I thought gerrymandering for ethnic/political purposes was bad, but this is insane.
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:40:00 AM PST
by
livius
To: reaganaut1
This is unconstitutional.
What the hail is going on????
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:40:05 AM PST
by
Adder
(Proudly ignoring Zero since 1-20-09!)
To: reaganaut1
One fails to mention that 27,999 of the Mexicans are illegal. On a positive note, it’s one of the few places in NY that the tacos are as good as any place in the states.
To: reaganaut1
And where in the Supreme Law of the Nation does it say that one has the right to vote six times for one person?
They could care less about the Supreme Law as they add to the Constitution on their own and not as the Supreme Law dictates.
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:43:46 AM PST
by
YOUGOTIT
(The Royal 100 Club is Acting the Same as the Roman Senate When the Republic Collapsed)
To: reaganaut1
Language, Borders, Culture! Where has it gone?
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:47:52 AM PST
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: reaganaut1
One white man, one vote.
Minorities get as many votes as they want.
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:50:39 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
("Prosperity is just around the corner." VP Charles Curtis, 1932)
To: reaganaut1
“”Port Chester is committed to making this a model,” Piscionere said.”
The only thing that should be committed should be the knucklehead federal judge who made this decision.
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posted on
11/10/2009 5:50:47 AM PST
by
princeofdarkness
("Obama Lied. Liberty, Morality, and Prosperity Died.")
To: reaganaut1
Gee, all I thought they had to do is learn English.
Oh, I forgot they don’t have citizenship here.
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posted on
11/10/2009 6:00:32 AM PST
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
To: reaganaut1
The USA:
One Man, One Vote
The Politically Correct States Of The Continent Formerly Known As North America:
One Illegal Alien, Six Votes
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posted on
11/10/2009 6:04:53 AM PST
by
Iron Munro
(Really up-to-date liberals do not care what people do, as long as it is compulsory - George Will)
To: Iron Munro
This is similar to how Councilors-at-large are elected in my city. You can vote for three, two, or give one “the bullit”.
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posted on
11/10/2009 6:10:30 AM PST
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: Fresh Wind
Everyone gets the same 6 votes. Not saying I agree with the system, but it is the same for everyone there.
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posted on
11/10/2009 6:13:48 AM PST
by
icwhatudo
("laws requiring compulsory abortion could be sustained under the existing Constitution"Obama Adviser)
To: reaganaut1
Wow.
This isn’t really a MAD Magazine parody - it is a real AP story.
We are in deep trouble as a nation.
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posted on
11/10/2009 6:18:51 AM PST
by
Verbosus
(/* No Comment */)
To: JohnLongIsland
Actually, 28,000 is the total population, so 14,000 would be the Hispanic population.
Why go to the bother of an election? The judge could just appoint the mayor and trustees. That way they will get the right results.
To: reaganaut1
Port Chester, N.Y.—where Greenwich, Ct. kids do their underage drinking.
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posted on
11/10/2009 6:36:47 AM PST
by
Oratam
To: Da Coyote
The civil war is coming. Yes, but the South will win it this time. All the productive citizens are fleeing NY, NJ, etc and heading south. Then the North collapses.
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posted on
11/10/2009 7:21:53 AM PST
by
FatherofFive
(Islam is an EVIL like no other, and must be ERADICATED. Barack OBORTION is a close second.)
To: icwhatudo
I didn’t make it clear that I was speaking in more general terms. Unlimited voting for minorities is what the left wants to see happen.
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posted on
11/10/2009 7:36:13 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
("Prosperity is just around the corner." VP Charles Curtis, 1932)
To: Fresh Wind
If you are opposed to cumulative voting, do you favor "at large" or "single member district"
And of course the burning question is, will white voters at this particular place be able to preserve more power with "cumulative voting" or "single member districts"?
To: reaganaut1
There goes the neighborhood.
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posted on
11/10/2009 8:07:55 AM PST
by
AdaGray
(uw)
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