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Isn’t that what the attack on ACORN is all about?Trying to marginalize the poor.:2wave:
Read what I actually wrote. If you did you wouldn't post such asinine bull****.
Why stop there though? Why not bar homosexuals from voting considering 85% of this country has religious disapproval of homosexuality? What about parties which do not fit the perfect democratic picture? Why not poor people? Why not old people? Why not young people? Why should we let you vote? How do I know you're not a moron? For all I know you're just some dumbass poor, gay homosexual student with piercings. Why should we let you vote?
A test like this is one of those things, in theory, I like.
In practice, I don't.
In a perfect world it'd be relatively simple, straight forward, focused on basic civics things.
In reality I could see it horribly manipulated and used to attempt to exclude portions of the population that SHOULD be voting (IE Not just illegal immigrants, of which I have no problem weeding out from the voting process because they SHOULDN'T BE VOTING) and used to reduce the liberty of citizens of this country.
Its a great thing in theory, but I'd be against it in reality because once you add the human element to it it falls apart
The guy said nothing about Jim Crow laws, he said, in short, that people should have some concrete understanding with the realm of reading and civics.
asserting that Obama was elected because "we do not have a civics, literacy test before people can vote in this country."
Did this guy just say that people who disagree with him are stupid? Isn't that something that conservatives tend to complain about when talking about liberals?
So, raise taxes and pump more money into education. Problem solved.
Anyway, Harry, you're ignoring what the article described as the tone of the speech - "the cult of multiculturalism". I wasn't there, but based on the information in the article, putting the quoted section of the speech in the that context, it is absolutely veiled racism.
you rock.What I have bolded in the quote says it all. After Civil Rights was instituted in the 1960's, and the practice of conducting literacy tests in the South was effectively ended, racist elements in the United States fell back on subtle "code words" to push their racist views. Lately, however, racists have been emboldened and, as illustrated here, the code words are out, and the real meanings and intents are back.
I for one, do not believe that Obama's plans for America are the right ones, and I will always fight against them. But let's call a spade a spade, and tell it like it is. Some of the Obama bashers (not all of them, but some of them, and I want to make that crystal clear), are dedicated racists, and a few (Such as O'Keefe) have long-time connections to white supremacist groups. As the uncle of 3 wonderful kids who are the product of a mixed marriage (and a wonderful one, too), I will fight against these vermin, just as hard, if not harder than I will fight against Obama's policies. If I have my way, these kooks will not gain so much as a foothold inside the Republican party.
To the creeps who are attempting to infiltrate and poison the mainstream Conservative movement - The gloves are off. Not in MY house, you sonofabitches.
Article is here.
of what, navy?Be afraid my left wing friend, be very afraid..........
but redress, he is speaking at a tea party event, invited no doubt. did anyone shout him down? did anyone leave in disgust?Dana just called out people on basically his side of the aisle for unacceptable rhetoric. I think the least I can do is point out that Tancredo is not representative of the tea party people as a whole, or even most. Most are people who simply have real disagreements with the way the government is run. I am not a tea partier, I don't agree with them for the most part, but let's not judge them all based on one idiot.
but redress, he is speaking at a tea party event, invited no doubt. did anyone shout him down? did anyone leave in disgust?
You think ignorant people should be allowed to vote?
So, raise taxes and pump more money into education. Problem solved.
Anyway, Harry, you're ignoring what the article described as the tone of the speech - "the cult of multiculturalism". I wasn't there, but based on the information in the article, putting the quoted section of the speech in the that context, it is absolutely veiled racism.
I find it ironic that there's a call for a civics, literacy test at a convention where Sarah Palin is speaking. Talk about the elephant in the room.
Yes, ideally we want the voting public to be as informed as possible, but the Vice-Presidential candidate shouldn't need a U.S. history/ poli-sci refresher course before they let her speak in public.
No, he said that ignorant people shouldn't be allowed to vote.
You think ignorant people should be allowed to vote?
Do you give your three year old child the steering wheel when driving 60mph down the freeway?
You think ignorant people should be allowed to vote?
of what, navy?
but redress, he is speaking at a tea party event, invited no doubt. did anyone shout him down? did anyone leave in disgust?
Navy is a Conservative, and expresses his Conservatism sometimes in ways in which you might feel insulted. However, he is not a bad guy, just set in his ways. To his credit, he was the first to call Tom Tancredo (The man who called for literacy tests) a loose cannon. So, whatever you think of NP, I can tell you that he is not a racist, and I will bet you dollars to donuts that he deplores racism......
While initially restricting access to the convention to a select number of news organizations, like Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and World Net Daily, organizers announced this week that Palin's speech would be aired on cable and the Internet, allowing a broader audience to hear the former governor's address.
I submit the lack of ability to name a single founding father for evidence.
Once again, that is not a literacy test.
People, if you are going to poke fun at someone's intelligence at least understand the word you are claiming describes the person.
Well, I deleted the post because sometimes the argument isn't worth it. But reading and writing isn't the only type of literacy out there. Civics is the type of literacy that would be tested, and so far I don't see any evidence she knows basic info and plenty of evidence that she doesn't. Heck, even Beck called her out.
you've already falsely labeled Tancredo a racist so lets stop the false labels and stick to what we know to be true.
I'm still waiting for the evidence that Tancredo is a racist. Being against illegal immigration is not racist.
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