[okie01]

For those who may not be aware, Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is a major reason why blacks left the Republican party.

Famously, Senator Barry Goldwater, the party's nominee in 1964, stood strongly against Section 5 and voted against the entire Voting Rights Act because of it.

His contention was that a.) the section was unconstitutional because it applied different standards to the various states and b.) if it should be applied anywhere, it should be applied everywhere.

And...he was right.

Still, the Democrat party and the media tarred him as a racist. And...it stuck.

[neverdem]

Officials: 80 Percent Of Recent NYC High School Graduates Cannot Read

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