Holder On Civil Rights: "We Have Not Yet Reached The Promised Land"

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Holder On Civil Rights: "We Have Not Yet Reached The Promised Land"

Attorney General Eric Holder told an audience in Salt Lake City, Utah that the nation has done a lot to advance the cause of civil rights, but not enough.

"Yes, we have a great deal to celebrate," he said. "But let's be clear. We have not yet reached the promised land.," Attorney General Holder said.

 

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what else do they want?

 

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what else do they want?

Whitey to bend over farther?

 

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yes, we know

 

[koalabear]

MLK just rolled over in his grave.

 

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MLK just rolled over in his grave.

Any of his mistresses in there with him?

 

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My CUNTRY run by RACISTS

Still BITCHING

FUCK EM!

 

[miles]

So how will we know if and when we reach the promised land? Is MLK going to send a broadcast email from the grave?

 

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when ALL COLOREDS are on WELFARE and drive caddies and have been PRESIDENT

 

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what NIGGER COWARD HOLDER said is an afront to MOST Americans!

to those that they are not an afront to

are TRULY OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM!

 

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PARANOID RACIST NIGGER


Martin Luther King Jr. cited by Eric Holder on voting issues


Holder’s remarks in the Palmetto State come just weeks after the Justice Department blocked the state’s new voter ID law from taking effect, citing an unfair burden on minority voters.

Citing the “drumbeat of concern” PARANOID FREAKAZOIDS he has encountered from Americans across the country about discrimination in the election systems, the attorney general vowed that the Justice Department was more committed than ever before to enforcing the Voting Rights Act.

Holder promised to continue reviewing recently proposed changes to the election system, including those that govern third-party voter registration organizations, early voting and photo identification requirements, with the goal of ensuring that there is “no discriminatory purpose or effect.”

“We need – and the American people deserve – election systems that are free from discrimination, free from partisan influence, and free from fraud,” said Holder. “And we must do everything within our power to make certain that these systems are more, not less, accessible to the citizens of this country.”

While insisting that voter fraud is simply “not acceptable,” Holder pointed out that making voter registration easier does not make elections more susceptible to fraud – a rationale that has been used by conservatives to push for strict voting laws.

“Protecting the right to vote, ensuring meaningful access, and combating discrimination must be viewed, not only as a legal issue – but as a moral imperative,” he said. “And ensuring that every eligible citizen has the right to vote must become our common cause.”

Civil rights groups such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People have been outspoken against the unprecedented number of voting restriction measures introduced in recent years.

They argue that the proposed laws amount to a coordinated assault on voting rights by specifically targeting minority groups such as African-American and Hispanic voters – communities that played a major role in electing President Barack Obama in 2008.

NAACP President Ben Jealous, who joined Holder in South Carolina on Monday, also vowed to continue fighting for the same justice that Dr. King had been a champion of.

“Your right to vote is the right upon which your ability to defend all of your other rights depends. When people come after your right to vote, it is usually to make it easier to come after so many of your other rights that you may actually hold dearer,” said Jealous, according to prepared remarks. “And when it comes to our right to vote we will not let any unjust law—or any person for that matter— turn us around.”


Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71476.html#ixzz1jeWD7zL0

 

[JackLuis]

I agree with Holder we have not reached the promised land, where the government enforces the law no matter who is breaking it.

Drug dealers and pimps go to jail but bankers and the 1% just get their hands slapped and are sent home to contemplate their transgressions.