Hmmm....something seems to be missing

[Adam]

NAACP STATEMENT ON OUTCOME OF THE 2014 MIDTERM ELECTIONS

November 05, 2014

(Baltimore, Md.) -- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is committed to leading the effort alongside other civil and human rights organizations and our newly elected Congress to pass a robust Voting Rights Act Amendment.

Equal access to voting remains paramount as numerous reports of voting irregularities emerged during the midterm elections yesterday. Malfunctioning voting machines, voters turned away because of erroneous voter ID laws, missing names of registered voters and long lines were among the major challenges that the NAACP fielded along with our Election Protection partners via the 1-866-Our-Vote hotline. We assert that passage of a robust Voting Rights Act Amendment is essential for the states previously protected under section 5 as well as for all Americans for the sanctity of our republic. We urge the newly elected Congress to join us in ensuring that all registered voters in our great country have unfettered access to the ballot box.

Cornell William Brooks, President and CEO of the NAACP:

“This election was not about who won but the rather the citizens who lost the right to participate. This first election post the Shelby vs. Holder decision resulted in problems in every single state previously protected by the Voting Rights Act. For 49 years, these states were singled out because they had a history of discriminating against American voters. The Election Protection Hotline we manned with other concerned organizations fielded over 18,000 calls yesterday, many in those same states previously protected by the VRA. As we move forward—it is imperative that our newly elected Congress work with the NAACP and our partners to pass Voting Rights Act Amendment legislation that assures that all Americans have the franchise—our very democracy depends on it.”

[Gingersnap]

I don't know what "erroneous voter ID laws" means. If it's the law, it applies to everybody and you change it at the legislative level - not the precinct level. If poll workers lack training in their own state laws, that's a training problem - not a legal problem. Unless you can demonstrate that poor people, old people, women or minorities were subject to different interpretations of the law while men, young people, whites, or middle class people were not, I don't see the issue.

Missing names of registered voters happen in every election and in every state usually because people forget to update their information when they move or more rarely, they register after their state's deadline. In either case, no one is disenfranchised. Voters use a provisional ballot. The Secretary of State's office (or the Clerk's office) reconciles the registration and you're good to go with no further steps on the part of the voter. If your legal status is in question, you may have to provide ID to your state officials to reconcile your situation.

Long lines are a fact of life and like rain, affect both the just and the unjust.

[Adam]

Their silly, hollow, baseless claims about supposed voter suppression aside, that's not what's missing here.

[Billy Jingo]

Their silly, hollow, baseless claims about supposed voter suppression aside, that's not what's missing here.

I did t read it but assume they left out the senator from SC and congresswoman elect from UT.

[Norm dePlume]

I did t read it but assume they left out the senator from SC and congresswoman elect from UT.

Your wingnet meme of the moment:

FOX Nation:
NAACP Ignores Mia Love, Tim Scott in Post-Election Report

Town Hall:
NAACP Releases Statement On 2014 Elections, But No Mention Of Mia Love Or Tim Scott's Historic Wins

Washington Examiner:
GOP official goes off on NAACP for ignoring Mia Love and Tim Scott

[Adam]

Yes, of course. Let's dismiss the fact that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, an allegedly non-partisan, non-political organization dedicated to, as the name says, the advancement of people of color, refuses to acknowledge two very historical advances that occurred in this election.


Because racist Republicans!

[Norm dePlume]

GOP takes a break from denying charges of tokenism just long enough to demand more attention for two black people they elected.

Film at eleven.

[phillygirl]

GOP takes a break from denying charges of tokenism just long enough to demand more attention for two black people they elected.

Film at eleven.

Interesting commentary. Do you know how many African American Senators the Democrats have elected?

[Norm dePlume]

Interesting commentary. Do you know how many African American Senators the Democrats have elected?

I don't have a complete list, but here are sixteen black women who are in the House of Representatives. And I know the first black woman in Congress was Shirley Chisolm, elected in 1968.

So, what is the relevance of your query?

[phillygirl]

I don't have a complete list, but here are sixteen black women who are in the House of Representatives. And I know the first black woman in Congress was Shirley Chisolm, elected in 1968.

So, what is the relevance of your query?

The Senate has had 9 African Americans. 2 of them were Democrats. Token?

[Norm dePlume]

The Senate has had 9 African Americans. 2 of them were Democrats. Token?

Who's demanding that this time it's historical because she's Republican?

[phillygirl]

Who's demanding that this time it's historical because she's Republican?

Nobody. Why would you ask that?

[Billy Jingo]

Who's demanding that this time it's historical because she's Republican?

You're getting soft. That was a high hanging curve and you sat on it.

[Michele]

It doesn't matter if they're black and it certainly doesn't matter that Mia Love is a woman when it comes to the left. They will never be legitimate and nothing will ever be enough. Skin color and gender only count as a winning accomplishment in politics if you party with the democrats. If you haven't figured anything else out during your voting years, you should have figured this out.

[Norm dePlume]

Nobody. Why would you ask that?

Yes, of course. Let's dismiss the fact that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, an allegedly non-partisan, non-political organization dedicated to, as the name says, the advancement of people of color, refuses to acknowledge two very historical advances that occurred in this election.


Because racist Republicans!

What's very historical about Mia Love again?

From the FOX Nation link I posted earlier:

There is no mention of Tim Scott or Mia Love’s historic wins this election cycle in the statement. As you can see, it’s mostly about the Voting Rights Act.

What's historic about Mia Love, again? Well, according to the Gateway Pundit, Mia Love was set to make history because "She will be the first African-American Republican woman elected to Congress."

But nobody is saying that, right? Why would I even ask?