Black Legislatures File Lawsuit To Disband Majority White Cities

No, that headline is not wrong. Now I don't want you folks in New England or the Midwest getting too excited just yet. This sort of thing can only happen in the south because of the most onerous piece of legislation ever passed, which is used until this day to keep whitey in his place, called the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus filed a lawsuit Monday against the state of Georgia seeking to dissolve the city charters of Dunwoody, Sandy Springs, Johns Creek, Milton and Chattahoochee Hills. Further, the lawmakers, joined by civil rights leader the Rev. Joseph Lowery, aim to dash any hopes of a Milton County.

That particular piece of legislation has been used to stymie southern state governments from doing things like requiring ID to vote to putting mandates on how redistricting is done. The laws only apply to southern states, which to me should make it subject to some sort of constitutional challenge.

You see these cities' crimes are that they are predominately white, and that is not allowed. It doesn't matter that we have several congressional districts carved out specifically to ensure that there will always be black representatives in Congress; that is alright and, in fact, required by that same Voting Rights act. It is for that reason that people like Cynthia "The Cutest Little Communist in Congress" McKinney and her successor, Hank "Guam is Sinking" Johnson, have been sucking up taxpayer dollars for decades. John Lewis, whose sole entry on his resume is he walked across a bridge with Martin Luther King Jr.; for that feat, he has managed to parlay it into a lifetime of congressional service.

Yes, folks, according to the black legislatures in Georgia, living in a majority white town is soon to be forbidden when they get their way.

What is really at the heart of this matter, though, is like so many other things, and that is money. You see, those towns have money, and since they have been allowed to create their own cities, the county, which is home to Atlanta, is hurting since tax dollars are staying in the city and not coming into the county coffers. In the past, the residents of the south side of Fulton County sucked up most of these funds. With that money now gone the county is having to make cuts, and of course the moochers on the south side are none too happy.

These legislatures also have their eye on the redistricting battle, which will be taking place soon, especially since Georgia gained a seat. They fear that these affluent white folks might be put into a new congressional district, and of course we know all rich white people are Republicans. Well, except for those in California, which for some reason nobody seems to notice.

Folks, I don't care how you choose to carve up this state, you are never going to get more then three districts that are Democrat, even if the current crop of Dem reps come from some really gerrymandered districts. You could take a grid, place it over the map of the state and make 14 districts and it probably wouldn't change a thing.

No, you want to repeal something, repeal that Voting Rights Act.

UPDATE: Because you asked. No that is not an Onion parody story. It is an honest to goodness effort being undertaken in Georgia.

Too Stupid to Vote

It may not just be stupidity that's plaguing the younger generation.

We should probably consider the laziness factor.

Seriously now, how difficult can it be to get off your rear end and go register to vote? The government makes it easy enough, we have voter registration drives every election cycle and it can't possibly take more than five minutes to fill out a form.

Those under 30 see hurdles to voting

WASHINGTON - They love using their iPods, laptops and cell phones for political information, yet many young adults say they aren't quite sure how to get a ballot in the first place.

On top of that, information overload from all the tech toys gets in the way of finding news sources they can trust. Confusing absentee ballots and a lack of faith in the system also may turn young voters into no-shows at the polls.

Andy Weisman, a 23-year-old research analyst from Arlington, Va., simply looks up information in a newspaper about the candidates. Still, he says, plenty of people his age are turned off voting by "not knowing enough about the candidates and not knowing how to find out about the candidates."

C'mon people, are you that clueless? Every candidate has an official website and countless other spinoff sites that can easily be accessed.

We're now in the fourth year of this presidential campaign cycle and the airwaves are positively saturated with campaign coverage and endless debates. If you took a couple of hours, you could probably research every candidate.

Has it come to the point where these kids are so lazy, they're going to want to text in their votes American Idol style?

OK, so let's say they finally show some initiative and find out the requisite information.

Now comes the really hard part.

Once they connect with a candidate, what can young voters do to prepare to cast their ballots? Some common questions and answers for taking that next step:

How do I register to vote?

Mary Krulia, a 22-year-old Washington legal assistant from Lancaster, Ohio, plans to cast her primary election vote from Washington in March. "But I need to re-register somehow," she said. "I need to call the board of elections and see what I need to do."

Someone please help poor Mary out. Does she know how to find the phone number so she can make the call?

Fortunately for Mary, the AP helpfully points her to a Rock the Vote site.

Some more questions for the mentally incapacitated include:

How do I learn when an election is being held?

What can I expect when I go to my polling place?

Does voting really matter to me at this time in my life?

OK, now if you're so completely braindead that you don't know when elections are being held, quite frankly I'd rather you stay home. Chances are strong you're a Democrat, so you're better off not canceling out my vote.

As to what you can expect if you actually do show up to vote: You'll wait on line for awhile, then you vote.

Crazy, isn't it?

Surely next in this helpful series from AP will be on how to read a ballot.

That one will really be a challenge.

Requirement to show ID to vote in GA passes muster

This case has been kicking around for awhile in Georgia. Basically it requires you to show a picture ID to vote to prove you are who you say you are, you know like when you write a check, use a credit card or debit card. I am sure the usual suspects will continue their assault on this law since of course minorites, poor and children are the most effected.
Federal judge tosses Ga. voter ID lawsuit; law will be enforced

ATLANTA (Map, News) - A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a challenge to Georgia's voter identification law, saying the statute does not impose a significant burden on the right to vote.

Barring an appeal, U.S. District Judge Harold Murphy's decision removes the last obstacle to enforcing the voter ID law for local special elections in 22 counties on Sept. 18. Early voting begins Monday.

Murphy praised the state's "exceptional efforts to contact voters who potentially lacked a valid form of Photo ID." He said the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the suit because they have been unable to locate voters harmed by the law.