'Souls to the polls': Black churches push back against voter suppression

As the right wing increases its efforts to turn back time and force us back into the past with concerted drives to restrict voter registration and disenfranchise those of us who are already registered, new efforts are being mounted to fight back.

The same way that black church leaders played a key role in voter registration during the civil rights movement of the sixties, once again they will step up to the pulpit, move their congregations to get out the vote and join efforts to push back against repressive restrictions.

Wednesday, May 30th, a Faith Leaders Summit was held in Washington D.C. by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) in conjunction with the Conference of National Black Churches (CNBC).

Preachers Prepare to Get Souls to the Polls

The event's first panel summarized various laws that have passed around the nation from 2010 to 2012, including measures that do the following:

* Require people to present a birth certificate, or other proof of U.S. citizenship, in order to register to vote

* Require non-expired, state-issued photo identification in order to register and/or vote

* Eliminate same-day voter registration

* Levy stringent guidelines and penalties on third-party voter-registration drives

* Reduce or eliminate early voting periods (including the Sunday before elections, which counted for 32 percent of the African-American voter turnout in Florida in 2008)

* Bar people with criminal convictions from restoring their voting rights after they've paid their debts to society

Just another Republican attempt at poll taxes. The Republicans will do anything they can to deny the poor, the disabled and minorities their constitutional right to vote.

Any thoughts on the black panthers with night sticks in Philadelphia making threats to voters.

So do libs get one vote for their bodies and one vote for their souls?

Trolls wrote:

So do libs get one vote for their bodies and one vote for their souls?

Seattlle Scourge gets a vote for each one of her Multiple Personalities.

Good, I hope this brings black voters to the polls in droves, since they will also vote against gay marriage

Are the black pastors enraged by the young black women? After all, they have aborted 3,000,000 potential voters in the lst few years.
Or are they just relieved because there are more freebies for the boyfriends and babies mommas who gave birth?

Capt Crunch wrote:

Are the black pastors enraged by the young black women? After all, they have aborted 3,000,000 potential voters in the lst few years.
Or are they just relieved because there are more freebies for the boyfriends and babies mommas who gave birth?

Choice about women's bodies belong to the women themselves.

Capt Crunch wrote:

Are the black pastors enraged by the young black women? After all, they have aborted 3,000,000 potential voters in the lst few years.
Or are they just relieved because there are more freebies for the boyfriends and babies mommas who gave birth?

You speak to the reality of the "effects" of choices......But what about the "intentions" of the Lawmakers that created the dependent Classes......They jus be try'n to hep da por folk!

Oh, and anyone that thought Black Liberation Theology (Obama's Church life for 20 years) went away with "God Damn Amerika, Jeremiah Wright needs to look at how Mr Obama's Handlers have attacked all Christian Religions except those of the "Black Pastors".

The rats are eating away the "walls" in da name ob "Fairness"

ImCold wrote:

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Choice about women's bodies belong to the women themselves.

So, our constitutional right to LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is only for those who's mothers find then convenient?

Casey wrote:

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So, our constitutional right to LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is only for those who's mothers find then convenient?

No, our constitutional right to LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness only applies to PEOPLE, not fetuses.

Truth wrote:

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No, our constitutional right to LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness only applies to PEOPLE, not fetuses.

Then why aren't elective abortion legal up until the 40 week of pregnancy? AND, why can a person be charged with 2 murders for killing a pregnant woman?

Trolls wrote:

<quoted text>Then why aren't elective abortion legal up until the 40 week of pregnancy? AND, why can a person be charged with 2 murders for killing a pregnant woman?

Do not confound the "feelings" of the Sheeple with the Truth!

We have had this conversation before!

I think I saw some dead black people voting for the liberal today.

No, our constitutional right to LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness only applies to PEOPLE, not fetuses.

Truth wrote:

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No, our constitutional right to LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness only applies to PEOPLE, not fetuses.

I realize this is off topic, but the constitution says "life", not "people".
Is a fetus not a living thing?
And, in this day and age there is no reason anyone should have an unwanted pregnancy, especially with your free birth control!

Internet Hypocrites wrote:

<quoted text>I realize this is off topic, but the constitution says "life", not "people".
Is a fetus not a living thing?
And, in this day and age there is no reason anyone should have an unwanted pregnancy, especially with your free birth control!

A dandelion is alive. Should I be prosecuted for murder for weeding my yard?

If you are a bible thumper, the bible says that your sperm is life, and that anyone that masturbates is guilty of murder.

Would you like to take it that far?

Truth wrote:

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A dandelion is alive. Should I be prosecuted for murder for weeding my yard?
If you are a bible thumper, the bible says that your sperm is life, and that anyone that masturbates is guilty of murder.
Would you like to take it that far?

Then why aren't elective abortion legal up until the 40 week of pregnancy? AND, why can a person be charged with 2 murders for killing a pregnant woman?

A dandelion is alive. Should I be prosecuted for murder for weeding my yard?

If you are a bible thumper, the bible says that your sperm is life, and that anyone that masturbates is guilty of murder.

Would you like to take it that far?

We don't need no education,
We don't need no thought control

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