Justice concludes black voters need Democratic Party
U.S. blocks N.C. city's nonpartisan vote
By Ben ConeryKINSTON, N.C. | Voters in this small city decided overwhelmingly last year to do away with the party affiliation of candidates in local elections, but the Obama administration recently overruled the electorate and decided that equal rights for black voters cannot be achieved without the Democratic Party.
The Justice Department's ruling, which affects races for City Council and mayor, went so far as to say partisan elections are needed so that black voters can elect their "candidates of choice" - identified by the department as those who are Democrats and almost exclusively black.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Justice = Democratic Party?
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