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Black leaders promise to fight Valley, Hollywood secession
Sacramento Bee ^ | Saturday, June 29, 2002

Posted on 06/30/2002 12:26:23 AM PDT by Mensch

Edited on 04/12/2004 5:39:52 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

LOS ANGELES (AP) - More than 30 black lawmakers, civic and religious leaders promised to fight secession efforts by the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood, saying a breakaway would reduce black clout.

Assembly Speaker Herb Wesson, D-Culver City, said Friday the anti-secession message will be spread to black voters from churches and union halls. The campaign also will register blacks to vote in time for secession balloting Nov. 5.


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To: Mensch
So which ones will be the 'Rebs?'
This will be a boon for the black powder and muzzle loading rifle makers.
Accuracy has been much improved since 1865!
61 posted on 07/01/2002 12:09:33 AM PDT by rockfish59
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To: NoControllingLegalAuthority
"Now if they can just figure out a way to FORCE productive people to REMAIN in California and not move to other states, they will have it made."

That's not too difficult to imagine. All Davis has to do is do what similarly situated political regimes have done in the past...build a wall around CA.

62 posted on 07/01/2002 6:05:22 AM PDT by Constitutional Patriot
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To: billbears
Yep - let em go!
63 posted on 07/01/2002 7:09:53 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
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To: agrandis
Agrandis - you put "accurate" and "Hollywood" in the same sentence...something wrong with that : )
64 posted on 07/01/2002 7:11:42 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
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To: stainlessbanner
Agrandis - you put "accurate" and "Hollywood" in the same sentence...something wrong with that : )

They weren't exactly in the same sentence, that's why I was able to pull it off. ;)

65 posted on 07/01/2002 5:20:11 PM PDT by agrandis
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