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gollygee

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31. Yeah the responses seem weird to me too

Reply to hunter (Reply #18)

Wed Aug 26, 2015, 08:24 AM

Aug 2015

It seemed to obviously be a thought experiment and not a serious suggestion. Did anyone actually think this was a serious suggestion?

I'd be very happy to see the GOP simply stop suppressing African American votes so each person gets one vote.

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Slavery Reparation solution-- black votes count as 5/3 of a person [View all] Fast Walker 52 Aug 2015 OP

I'd go for that. Also, I'd even say we have black people pay 3/5 of the usual tax rate. When the ... BlueJazz Aug 2015 #1

sounds good to me Fast Walker 52 Aug 2015 #2

Ah, another outrageous person sucking all the oxygen out of the room. The last thing we need! reformist2 Aug 2015 #3

This is idiotic oberliner Aug 2015 #4

Yep 840high Aug 2015 #28

I agree, all living slaves votes should count as 5/3... pipoman Aug 2015 #5

This should have been in The Onion. Ace Rothstein Aug 2015 #6

This belies "Blacks are equal" romanic Aug 2015 #7

I'm of slave decent. You see, I'm part Irish and Irish people were enslaved by British overlords Hoppy Aug 2015 #8

It would foster unprecedented resentment and would splinter the democratic party Orrex Aug 2015 #9

+1 FLPanhandle Aug 2015 #17

Not the first time this silly notion has been trotted out. WillowTree Aug 2015 #10

But Native Americans still would only get a single vote. Nye Bevan Aug 2015 #11

We need to create some sort of registry XemaSab Aug 2015 #12

How do you decide WHICH blacks? brooklynite Aug 2015 #13

Plus. What would be the fraction for people of mixed race? Doingto Aug 2015 #20

Ludicrous proposition IDemo Aug 2015 #14

And what if you're half black? Iggo Aug 2015 #15

No, that would be absurd. Nye Bevan Aug 2015 #21

Ah-ha! I have been mathenated. Iggo Aug 2015 #23

Lmao romanic Aug 2015 #30

Any such proposal would turn the entire country bright red FLPanhandle Aug 2015 #16

It's an interesting thought experiment. hunter Aug 2015 #18

Yeah the responses seem weird to me too gollygee Aug 2015 #31

As revenge for not letting women vote for a long time... Doingto Aug 2015 #19

Would Caitlyn Jenner get to vote? (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2015 #22

huh, I thought this would get a better reception Fast Walker 52 Aug 2015 #24

Somthing like 90% of folks TeddyR Aug 2015 #26

Would cause a civil war LittleBlue Aug 2015 #25

you can't get to equality with more (albeit different) discrimination Taitertots Aug 2015 #27

Stupid shit when it was posted on Saturday, too. n/t X_Digger Aug 2015 #29