"I Am Absolutely Baffled By Life"
One of the most asinine things I have ever heard:
Bless his heart, U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC6) has the unfortunate affliction of speech. In a recent article in The State newspaper, the 73 year old, seven-term congressman claims there are “barriers” in South Carolina that prevent black candidates from winning statewide office; One of them, he said, is the state law that requires a candidate to win 50 percent plus one of the votes cast in a primary election.
Often, that requirement forces black candidates into runoff elections that are harder to win, he said.
“That 50-percent-plus-one rule was put in in order to negate or minimize opportunity for African-Americans to win the primary,” he said. “It’s a very slick way to dilute the impact of the black vote.”By the way, I appreciate his compliment about Democracy being "slick."
Remember way back, when all us White People got together and plotted out this Democracy Conspiracy?
We really had to put on our thinking caps that day, didn't we?
Jim Clyburn - SC 6th congressional district. The first SC congressional district ever produced by gerrymander and created purposefully to elect a black Democrat.
ReplyDeleteIn SC we call the 6th district the "Ghetto Archipelago."
So HE doesn't have to worry about 50 plus 1. He has permanent 65% black majority. Ain't democracy great?