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Originally Posted by Mavdog
this is not a simple issue, it is a very complex issue. there's more to the story...
King wrote that data from several prior elections in Kinston indicated that few black residents typically voted, and candidates who would appeal to the black community — which often votes Democratic — win because of straight Democrat ticket votes from the wider electorate....
http://www.kinston.com/news/departme...e-waiting.html |
Kinston is over 60% African American. I don't think civil rights legislation is meant to decide representation for you, especially when you decide not to vote.
in effect, the ruling says: we want the white minority to continue to choose representatives for the black majority.