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Racial privacy initiative qualifies for 2004 ballot
Associated Press ^ | 7-15-02

Posted on 07/15/2002 2:01:10 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:40:34 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) --

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: ballot; discrimination; racialprivacy; wardconnerly
Even though Julian Bond and the current "leadership" of the NAACP hates Ward Connerly and his racial equality initiative, I suspect the Rev. Martin Luther King would vote FOR this.
1 posted on 07/15/2002 2:01:11 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Let's see now.

The purpose of the initiative is that if I don't identify myself as black on a census form, there will be no discrimination because no one will know.

Right.
2 posted on 07/15/2002 2:54:42 PM PDT by Tokhtamish
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Jeez, does that mean we will not have hyphenated -Americans in California anymore?
3 posted on 07/15/2002 3:25:30 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I've always wondered, if a Caucasian has came to America from South Africa, can they check the "African-American" box?
4 posted on 07/15/2002 3:49:06 PM PDT by zandtar
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Which tells you how silly the NAACLP's last ditch effort to defend the race card has become.
5 posted on 07/15/2002 5:27:10 PM PDT by goldstategop
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