Posted on 12/02/2020 5:30:24 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON - The heads of legacy civil rights groups say they are struggling to participate in President-elect Joe Biden’s transition, vying to be included as the incoming administration tries to make good on a promise to Black voters to be the most diverse in history.
Prominent civil rights advocates say they haven't been consulted about key cabinet picks and are frustrated they haven't met with Biden since the election.
“We aren’t asking for some kind of veto, we are asking for some kind of consultation,” said Marc Morial, head of the National Urban League. “We are still in a wait-and-see mode, but we think that the civil rights community should be more closely engaged.”
Biden selected Sen. Kamala Harris to be his running mate, and she will become the nation's first Black vice president, in addition to being the first woman and Asian American to hold the job.
But the leaders of some civil rights group remain concerned they're not being consulted.
“We haven’t had a meeting with him, we have not had a conversation about the Georgia run-off election, we have not had direct conversations about key appointments that are going,” said Derrick Johnson, head of the NAACP. “Civil rights leaders in this country should be on par if not more than other constituency groups he has met with."
The tension underscores what is likely to be an ongoing challenge for Biden: After building a coalition to win an election, the various representatives of the identity-based groups that helped propel him will want a say in how he governs, and he will have to balance the many demands.
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Fool me once shame on you. Fool me for 46 years shame on me.
You think EVIL cares about your collective’s rights? Think of US the individuals.
We hear a constant clamor for rights, rights, always rights, but so very little about responsibility. And we have forgotten God. The need now is for selflessness, for a spirit of sacrifice, for a willingness to put aside personal gains for the salvation of the whole Western world. - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Evil people always support each other; that is their chief strength. - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Fool me once shame on you. Fool me for 46 years shame on me.
Democrats to blacks: We’ll be right back with you in about 4 years. Bunch of dumbass sellouts. They sold their souls.
The black vote is soooooooo yesterday.
Tomorrow is about immigrant, Indian-American, soy boy and Karen votes. And easier abortions for blacks in big cities.
Biden and Obama plotted against Trump 4 years ago. They never answered to their mischief.
Biden selected Sen. Kamala Harris to be his running mate, and she will become the nation’s first Black vice president, in addition to being the first woman and Asian American to hold the job.
But the leaders of some civil rights group remain concerned they’re not being consulted.
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Shut up. The corporatists running the DNC gave you a token. She’ll sit in her VP role doing nothing as mandated. The banksters and large corporations will make damn sure she never ascends to the presidency if Biden goes belly up. There’re far too many billions in cushy deals at stake to allow her to actually do anything.
As for the rest of you. Thanks for your vote. Although we don’t really need it, the cover looks nice. Now shut up and get back to the plantation.
“But the leaders of some civil rights group remain concerned they’re not being consulted.”
Get back on the plantation, fools. You’ve served the purpose of your white, racist, democrat masters.
I agree with you 100%. No need to try to appease blacks anymore. They are a lock for democrats. The lost souls to to polls aren’t worth pursuing.
Blacks 13% of the population.
Latinos 16% of the population.
Latinos are more willing to work hard. They’re overall better with family values. I don’t believe most legal Latino citizens want illegals here either. I think they would be more likely to take pride in the USA. Enough pandering to blacks.
“...the nation’s first Black vice president, in addition to being the first woman and Asian American to hold the job.”
Blacks don’t consider her black, imo.
BUT, Indian H-1B and Indian-Americans in Silicon Valley, Big Data, Big Tech, doing coding for a lot of big companies...THEY LOVE the thought of an Indian-American VPOTUS.
Wonder what effects Indian coders can have on an election...
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