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MLK family asks for no celebration until lawmakers pass voting rights legislation
New Amsterdam News ^

Posted on 01/14/2022 10:34:25 PM PST by Tipllub

Prayer breakfasts, marches, parades, and an uptick in volunteer efforts to support the annual Day of Service have remained staples of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

But the late civil rights icon family has asked that observers strike a different tune in 2022.

King’s family has requested no celebration unless federal lawmakers pass voting rights legislation, a task that appears out of reach as President Joe Biden and several Democrats have faced stiff Republican opposition.

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1 posted on 01/14/2022 10:34:25 PM PST by Tipllub
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2 posted on 01/14/2022 10:35:05 PM PST by Tipllub
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It’s certainly a holiday we could forego then.


3 posted on 01/14/2022 10:37:17 PM PST by Jonty30 (I love giving directions, because it is like me to tell people where to go and how to get there.)
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federalizng elections is not voting rights legislation

this doublethink propaganda is ridiculous


4 posted on 01/14/2022 10:38:39 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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The only voting rights legislation needed is voter ID requirements. Everyone has the voting right to not be outvoted by fraudulent ballots.


5 posted on 01/14/2022 10:38:43 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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Just ask ruby and her daughter how much fraudulent votes they committed.


6 posted on 01/14/2022 10:40:07 PM PST by Trillian
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Cannot really think of a way to celebrate an assassination in any way shape or form as it is, so I’m good with it.


7 posted on 01/14/2022 10:44:39 PM PST by redcatcherb412
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This holiday is permanently over then…


8 posted on 01/14/2022 10:44:40 PM PST by Skywise
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Wasn’t being honored with the worst street in every city enough???


9 posted on 01/14/2022 10:46:22 PM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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Sounds like fake news again. King’s family has supported Trump in the past. More likely they want to clean up our fake elections


10 posted on 01/14/2022 10:49:02 PM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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How about we stop celebrating it from now on. Lets face it, MLK was never a legitimate reason for a holiday in the first place. Sorry if the truth is offensive.


11 posted on 01/14/2022 10:59:46 PM PST by precisionshootist
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You'll never hear that from Dr. King's neice Alveda King.
12 posted on 01/14/2022 10:59:59 PM PST by TigersEye (Ashli Babbitt was murdered)
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minorities aren’t allowed to vote? When did that happen?


13 posted on 01/14/2022 11:00:39 PM PST by Bob434
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Oh my no celebration unless you are allowed the STEAL elections from now on!! REALLY well F you we don’t care about the stupid celebrations anyway!!


14 posted on 01/14/2022 11:04:35 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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Voter ID at polling places.
Indelible purple finger ink after voting.
Purge all roles after every presidential election.
Everybody must re-register in person with birth certificate and a current photo ID.
No drop boxes.
No mail-in ballots. Rare absentee ballots permitted with valid reason approved by a voter registrar.
No ballot harvesting.
No print-at-home ballots.
No unconstitutional last minute voting rules changes in contravention of state constitutions.
Paper backup to electronic ballots.
No private companies writing voting software. All voting software must be open source projects.
One single Election Day nationwide.
All ballots counted on Election Day.


15 posted on 01/14/2022 11:06:49 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (81 million votes...and NOT ONE "Build Back Better" hat)
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Its a shame what that family has become, asking for stolen and fraudulent elections.


16 posted on 01/14/2022 11:10:21 PM PST by KC_Conspirator
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Just propaganda. Some of MLK’s family are Republicans.


17 posted on 01/14/2022 11:11:21 PM PST by devere
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Oh. Ok


18 posted on 01/14/2022 11:22:17 PM PST by j.havenfarm (21 years on Free Republic, 12/10/21! More than 5000 replies and still not shutting up!)
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Since Joe said he was thinking of trying to legislate again and was dedicating the effort to the memory of a multiple felon, drug addict, porn actor, shouldn’t George Floyd’s family have some say? FAT!


19 posted on 01/14/2022 11:26:50 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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I first thought this was a Babylon Bee headline.


20 posted on 01/14/2022 11:32:20 PM PST by GreatRoad ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act' )
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