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To   : BOB KLAHN
From : Lee Lofaso
Date : Thu Aug 28 2014 22:15:07

Hello Bob,

 BK> With all the BS talk about democrats wanting immigration reform
 BK> to get new voters who will vote democratic, one thing seem to
 BK> be left out.

Wazzat?

 BK> I had forgotten, it is the states that decide who gets to vote.

You forget about the Voting Rights Act, which mandates that
Southern states need to get approval from the DOJ in matters
concerning federal elections.

 BK> When it comes to race, age and sex, it's in the constitution.

Southern states still need to get approval from the DOJ, irregardless
of what the US Constitution says or does not say.

 BK> Other than that, I do believe it is the states who decide who gets to 
vote.

The DOJ decides what Southern states can get away with, allowing all
other states to do whatever the hell they want.

 BK> So, the republican states could let favorable groups vote, even
 BK> though they aren't citizens.

Republicans want to end the Voting Rights Act, thus returning fairness
to every state in the USA.  Democrats have to come to the realization
that George Wallace is dead, as well as Bull Connor and Lester Maddox.

 BK> And block those who are.

Governor Rick Perry says he wants to become President of Texas.
Many Republicans want to grant him that wish.  But Democrats are
adamantly opposed.  And nobody can imagine why, as no Republican
could ever hope to win the White House without Texas.

I guess it must be Democrats' sense of fair play.  Especially
given the fact that Democrat Barack Obama won the state of Florida
twice in a row, thanks to all them Cubans in Miami.

 BK> Since all federal offices are decided by state population, not by actually
 BK> by popular vote, that would be interesting.

You have it all wrong -

Gerald R. Ford was appointed, not elected.

George W. Bush was appointed, not elected.

Need more be said?

--Lee

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