Here is a link with more accurate information.  Much of the information you quoted above is inaccurate and misleading.  It is being spread around to increase racial tensions and hatred, and actually contains misinformation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act

Example:  An Act IS a law.   In fact,  almost ALL federal laws have the world "Act" in their title.  So the statement that the Voter Rights Act is not a law is factually incorrect.

Also, no one's right to vote is expiring in 2007, EVEN IF the Voter Rights Act of 1965 were to expire.  If you actually read what the Voter Rights Act does, it makes sure that states that were violating the voting rights of Blacks give Blacks equal access to voting.  Once these states comply and give equal voting rights to Blacks (which they have done), this law is actually unnecessary.

Most, if not all, state guarantee the rights of all of their citizens to vote, regardless of race.  The Voter Rights Act of 1965 is actually unnecessary, since the states now guarantee equal rights and prohibit discrimination themselves.

The right of Blacks to vote is guaranteed in the constitution's amendments.  This law expiring does not change that.  Saying that Black's rights to vote will expire is factually incorrect.

Be careful what you forward to other people.  Doing a little research reveals that this e-mail is not worth forwarding.

Citizen Eve,

This is just my observance, but you are the one who seem to have a problem with race, as the great grand son of a slave from Cuba I know what I am, and I do know about the ignorance of others. I never discuss "Race" I just do what I have to do. I find Americans love to talk about race and quite a few West Indians get caught up in it.

Because of my so call “race” I don’t have to act a certain way or isolate myself. As I have seen living in USA for over thirty odd years and was an active member of the Civil Rights in the sixties. I also find if you go looking for racism it will be every where to see. Racism is a natural thing; acting on it is where it goes wrong.

I remember when Bill Cosby was not black enough because No black man live that good as was portrayed in his weekly’s shows. But I must say that you are correct when you say in America Race seem to be a great issue. Seeing that in the Caribbean nearly every one has a Chinese, white or Indian relative. So please not let the Disease of racism enter our little haven. Hate can hold you back to the point you are unable to use your full potential.

 

 

Edited by caymanian - 16 Dec 2007 at 8:32am

Only certain amendments* of that law are up for periodic review.  Not the whole law.  The ban on poll taxes and literacy tests is permanent.

The amendements up for renewal only apply to states that have literacy tests (or other similar devices) where less than 50% of minority groups were not registered to vote, which only applied to about 9 states who used to have literacy tests (which none of them still do).  The amendments in question does not even apply to the whole United States.

Literary tests and other similar prohibited practices have long disappeared, and all this particular law does is add extra bureaucracy.  Besides, like I said, the ban on poll taxes and literacy tests is permanent.  The renewal or non-renewable of these amendments does not change that.

All the amendments in question do is force those 9 states to get approval for any changes to their election laws.  It does not actually protect Black's rights to vote.  Those are all covered in other laws and constitutional provisions not at risk here.

(*Note, these are amendments to the Voting Rights Act, not amendments to the Consititution.)

I figured you believe like we do.  You would not be upset at injustices if you were not.

But that e-mail you were sent... factually wrong.  Sorry to burst your bubble.

We do have race issues still today.  But spending energy on imaginary threats is a waste of time and energy.


Edited by Duck Sauce - 16 Dec 2007 at 2:24pm

Just a phrase.  Not even sure what it means exactly.

Sounds neat though.   *pop*

I guess what I meant is that people (all people) live in their own little worlds, kinda like being in their own personal bubble.  Anything outside the bubble is either foreign or unknown or "not true."

So I guess bursting the bubble would mean destroying one's "reality" about a particular subject.  Inside the bubble is limited information.  Outside the bubble is the rest of the world.  Bursting the bubble would result in a flood of the world into where the bubble use to be.

Since we all have limited information, we all have our own personal bubbles, that sometimes we keep intact and sometimes get busted.

So that is what I think I meant.

I'm digging a hole here, aren't I?