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Ark. governor says he wanted to boost black vote

Gov. Mike Beebe testified in federal court Tuesday that he wanted to keep the black voting-age population high in an east Arkansas Senate district, but that he and the redistricting panel he chaired had to consider all of the state's legislative districts.

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backinaction - 5/8/2012 3:53 PM
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I agree bigbaddaddy. Not only am I tired of the race issue, I am tired of the Democrat vs. Republican issue. Racism and bi-partisan has ruined, no, destroyed our country. Blacks blame the whites, whites blame the blacks. Dems blame the repubs, the repubs blame the dems. Hell, we will never know who is at fault. Maybe, just f'ing maybe, if we all got along, things could possibly run smoother. But I'm dreaming. Greed, race, ignorance and selfishness will keep everyone divided.

pat72209 - 5/8/2012 3:52 PM
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What happened to equal rights? I am really tired of EVERYTHING REVOLVING AROUND BLACKS JUST BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN. Is this a ploy to make sure as much as possible that a Black man will be elected in that specific part of the state? WHITES ELECTED THE PRESIDENT more than BLACKS. Why not just do it by population WITHOUT REGARD FOR RACE? Why do they get special privileges? None of the Blacks living now came close to being slaves. Just askin'

BigBadDaddy12 - 5/8/2012 3:47 PM
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I'm so tired of color issues. Everyone say to move on but everyday it is an color issue, no wonder people make it out to be color motivated. If people are eligible and registered to vote--then VOTE!

wpsark - 5/8/2012 3:28 PM
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can anyone answer me this?...why are the poorest districts usually the democrat districts??? that's really a rhetorical question as I do know the answer..does anyone in a democrat district know the answer? They love to keep you on that gov't teat so that you'll keep voting for the democrat that says they'll give you a hand out.

TruthTeller - 5/8/2012 2:38 PM
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And if he had stated that he wanted to keep the white voting-age population high in a particular district, he would be consider a racist. If you think there's a difference, then you have ZERO intelligence.
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