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Race Hustling for Dollars running out of steam, so should the Voting Rights Act ...

Well this article will send the politically correct into another frenzy of name calling, which will be interesting because we will be quoting Walter Williams. But that is OK, the politically correct always have trouble when facts are published instead of their mandated myths.

It seems that after using race hustling for the last ten years as a cash cow, and to sucker unprincipled politicians into forcing political correctness upon the public, the gimmicks are losing their appeal. The race hustling game has just about run its course, and is being exposed for what it really is:

"It's show business. [These groups are] trying to scratch up funds," Williams told Cybercast News Service. "I don't see it having that much relevance to the particular problems facing a large percentage of black Americans."

But we have to give credit where credit is due. Walter Williams Williams is correct it has been show business for quite some time. Very successful show business! That is even an understatement. Extremely successful show business. It has raked in millions of dollars every year for Reverends without Congregations or Churches. It has unprincipled politicians groveling at the feeding trough of political correctness pandering for votes:

While the Bush administration and House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) have indicated that they would support full reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act provisions in 2007, the organizers of Saturday's march believe they must begin acting now to ensure their goals.

So as the case on many issues in today's political environment you have the same ole special interests touting their tarnished themes and unprincipled politicians ignoring their oaths of office to grovel for votes. But voices of reason are beginning to have an impact:

"There are far more important things for [civil rights leaders] to worry about, such as education and crime in black communities and single parent families. Nobody is talking about taking rights away from blacks to vote," Williams explained.

Walter Williams has certainly hit the head of the nail on this one. Lets look at what two of the better known and so-called Reverends are currently pushing: Je$$e Jack$on and Al $harpton.

The Reverend [sic] Al $harpton is heading to Memphis in a few days to try and force a form of poltergeist on the people of Memphis. He is actually demanding that the city start digging up graves of Confederate veterans. We understand that he held a meeting with his Congregation in a phone booth with room to spare and they decided that this was the most important issue facing Memphis! Wonder if this Reverend has ever conducted a funeral service?

Meanwhile the Reverend [sic] Je$$e Jack$on also held a meeting with his Congregation in a phone booth with room to spare and decided that the most important issue is get more people on the streets:

Rainbow/PUSH Coalition chairman Jesse Jackson insists that the march is all about "reviving street activism en masse."

Education, jobs, crime, immigration, deficit spending and all other issues pale in comparison to his circus approach to fund raising. But Je$$on Jack$on did have another reason for leading a demonstration in Georgia:

He said he also chose Atlanta because the state recently passed a law that would require voters to present a photo ID to cast their ballots. Because of the Voting Right Act, Georgia's new voter ID law must be reviewed by the federal government. (Source: ajc.com)

Funny, he does not object if the same ID is required to board an airplane, cash a check, or for some to buy a beer. Is it a race issue if younger people have to show an ID to buy a beer? Certainly not, nor is it a race issue if all voters have to show the same ID to vote.

It is time for the antics of these race hustlers to be rejected and we are very pleased that voices like Walter Williams are being heard more and more. The Voting Rights Act needs to expire and those that are trying to extend it are just using scare tactics for their own personal gain.

The fact is that with the passage of Motor Voter (The National Voter Registration Act of 1993) there is no longer any justification for the Voting Rights Act. Any citizen of legal age (18 years old) can get a free form, fill it in, mail it postage free and they are registered to vote.

Continuing the Voter Rights Act is about as intelligent as Congress passing a similar Act to increase judicial activism in 48 States because prior to 1923 women could not register and vote.

We will close this article with:

Michael King, a national advisory board member for the black conservative leadership network Project 21, said "fund-raising plays a huge part" in the decision to have this march.

"Face time and noise, equals donations," King told Cybercast News Service. He said he believes that the traditional civil rights groups are facing financial difficulties because "their time is coming to a close.

"Their administrations and their leadership are certainly making them irrelevant within contemporary America," King said.

The Voting Rights Act should not be extended, Congress should just let it expire ...

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Money Troubles Cloud Civil Rights Anniversary March By Marc Morano CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer August 05, 2005 (CNSNews.com) - The U.S. civil rights establishment, preparing to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act with a march in Atlanta on Saturday, appears in financial decline with critics alleging that African Americans no longer need the help of groups headed by the likes of Jesse Jackson and Julian Bond. A Cybercast News Service review of four of the key sponsoring or participating groups at Saturday's march, reveals that they are currently gripped by financial and organizational difficulties. Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the sponsor of the Atlanta event, was forced to cut staff salaries and lay off some employees in 2002. In 2004, Jackson's Wall Street Project was denied the prestigious venue from where it had previously conducted its fund-raising gala -- the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). This year, the Wall Street Project lost what remained of the NYSE's sponsorship of the event. The National Urban League has faced declining revenues in recent years as well. A Cybercast News Service review of the group's recent IRS tax returns and internal audits reveals annual fund-raising revenues dropped from more than $39 million in 2002 to about $25 million in 2004. The organization also showed a deficit of over $3 million in 2004, according to figures provided by a National Urban League employee. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference has faced several years of financial difficulties, culminating in the group having its electricity turned off at one point earlier this year for non-payment. The AFL-CIO is facing financial and organizational hardships, with the recent departure of several unions from the organization. "The very fact that these organizations have fallen on hard times, the National Urban League, The Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Rainbow/PUSH, this in itself is a mark of progress among black people. They don't need these organizations," said economist Walter Williams, who is African American. Williams works at George Mason University in Northern Virginia and is the author of several books, including "The State Against Blacks." Williams believes that black Americans have no need for another 1960s-style civil rights march. "It's show business. [These groups are] trying to scratch up funds," Williams told Cybercast News Service. "I don't see it having that much relevance to the particular problems facing a large percentage of black Americans." Rather than being downtrodden, American blacks "have made the greatest gains over some of the highest hurdles in the shortest period of time than any other racial group in the history of mankind," Williams said. If black America were categorized as a nation, Williams added, it would currently rank among the top 15 richest nations on earth. "There are far more important things for [civil rights leaders] to worry about, such as education and crime in black communities and single parent families. Nobody is talking about taking rights away from blacks to vote," Williams explained. The NAACP, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the National Organization for Women (NOW) are also expected to participate in the "Keep the Vote Alive Pro-Democracy March and Rally" on Saturday in Atlanta. The goal of the demonstration is to launch a two-year campaign to extend and strengthen key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 for another 25 years. The marchers also plan to protest the war in Iraq. Celebrities such as Harry Belafonte, Stevie Wonder and Willie Nelson are expected to participate in events surrounding the march. 'Reviving street activism' Rainbow/PUSH Coalition chairman Jesse Jackson insists that the march is all about "reviving street activism en masse." "It'll be time to go back to the streets and march to alert people and mobilize people (for the extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965) before the fact, not after the fact. 2007 will be too late," Jackson told the National Newspaper Publishers Association last week. Organizers want to strengthen and preserve Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which maintains that states with a discriminatory past must submit all changes in voting procedures to the Department of Justice for approval in order to ensure the changes do not have racially discriminatory effects or purposes. While the Bush administration and House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) have indicated that they would support full reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act provisions in 2007, the organizers of Saturday's march believe they must begin acting now to ensure their goals. "The forces that we defeated in 1965 never stopped trying to take [voting rights] back. They use gerrymandering, annexation, at-large, roll-purging, intimidation, gentrification. They never stop trying," Jackson said. U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), used the presidential elections of 2000 and 2004 as proof that the voting rights of African Americans are still being infringed. "In 1965, I saw people standing in unmovable lines, trying day after day to pass the so-called literacy test," Lewis said. "Those tests are gone, but the unmovable lines re-emerged in the elections of 2000 and 2004. Those challenges to equal access made it clear to the average American citizen that we have not fully escaped the chains of our dark past." 'Fraudulent education' But Williams marvels at the success of American blacks and remains skeptical that African Americans need the help of the traditional civil rights establishment. "In 1865 neither a slave nor a slave owner would have believed this kind of of progress was possible in a little bit over a century, if ever," Williams said. "If there were real threats and real discrimination that was thwarting black progress, some young blacks with common sense would take over these organizations and do what is necessary," Williams added. If the civil rights establishment really wanted to help the black community, he added, it would focus on education. "I would like to see them march or hold demonstrations about the fraudulent education occurring in the government schools. In Washington, D.C., it's a disgrace ... [the children] can hardly read or write. Those are the kinds of things that need to be looked at," Williams said. "However they can't do it because they would run into conflict with many of their allegiances to the unions, the teaching union. The NEA (National Education Association) is more important than the rotten education that the black kids receive," Williams said, noting the close relationship between the civil rights groups and the organized labor movement. Michael King, a national advisory board member for the black conservative leadership network Project 21, said "fund-raising plays a huge part" in the decision to have this march. "Face time and noise, equals donations," King told Cybercast News Service. He said he believes that the traditional civil rights groups are facing financial difficulties because "their time is coming to a close. "Their administrations and their leadership are certainly making them irrelevant within contemporary America," King said. Source: http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=\Nation\archive\200508\NAT20050805a.html

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