The Justice Department determines that white voters in Kinston, N.C., will only cast their ballots for black candidates if they run as Democrats, overruling an attempt to end the use of party affiliation.
The Justice Department has overruled a small North Carolina city's attempt to end the use of party affiliation in local elections, according to a report in The Washington Times.
According to the article, the Justice Department ruled that party affiliations are needed in part to protect equal rights for black voters. The department determined that white voters in Kinston, N.C., would only cast their ballots for black candidates if they run as Democrats.
The decision was made by the same department official who dismissed a case against New Black Panther Party members in Philadelphia.
But local residents and politicians are complaining that the Justice Department has gone too far in its latest decision, and are threatening to challenge the decision in court.
One former Republican state lawmaker told the Times the move was "racial as well as partisan."
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/20/justice-says-nc-city-party-affiliations-protect-black-voters/?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a16:g2:r4:c0.071937:b28416185:z0
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What an insult to the intelligence of black people . Democrats are the biggest racists !
ReplyDeleteI am confused. Does this mean that black people aren't allowed to be Republicans or, heaven forbid, independent of any political affiliation? And why are they interfering with a local election at all? I could see it being appropriate if black people weren't allowed on a ballot at all, but that is not the case.
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