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wendyb-NC

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3. That was a shameful day

Reply to USAFRetired_Liberal (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 04:04 PM

Dec 19

The door was open for the racist legislators to start their crusade of gerrymandering voting districts throughout the south. That was the biggest mistake.

We need to fully reinstate the voting rights act, even augment it and make it irrevocable.

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Civil Rights Act [View all] USAFRetired_Liberal Dec 19 OP

They will dismantle it. It's the only thing they haven't dismantled from the 20th century CousinIT Dec 19 #1

Bush Senior actually put Uncle Clarence in Thurgood Marshall's seat. Frasier Balzov Dec 19 #2

That was a shameful day wendyb-NC Dec 19 #3