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Johnson suggests giving each black person five-thirds of a vote, to reverse the old three-fifths compromise written into the U.S. Constitution.

For those, like Mr Johnson, who clearly didn't LEARN anything in history class, other than the modern propaganda...

The Constitution's Three-Fifths compromise was to HELP blacks, not insinuate that they were less than human... and they knew it back then. Slaves were chattel and as such could not even bring cases to court (see the Dred Scott decision for verification). In Congress, representation is decided based on the 10-year census. Northern states wanted to prevent Southern states from importing so many slaves that they would get more members in Congress, and vote for slavery for ALL of the nation. This was an issue that almost prevented us form forming a nation of states back in the 1780s. To limit the growth of the number of Southern Congressmen, the Three-Fifths Compromise was written... again, to STOP the spread of slavery.

(Ionically, Democrats today continue to do the same thing that they did 160+ years ago, import more and more dependent people to increase their base of power in Congress. The more things change, the more they stay the same!)