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June 26, 2013

MS Democratic Party ED Rickey Cole says SCOTUS ruling gave Republicans “discriminatory advantage”

Earlier today in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that negated section four of the Voting Rights Act, Congressman Bennie Thompson issued a statement that said “the Supreme Court has rendered the American people vulnerable to discrimination.” We didn’t have to wait long before Mississippi Republicans began trying to push the discriminatory advantage given…
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June 25, 2013

White Democrat hits justice as ‘Uncle Thomas’ – claims to not know ‘Uncle Tom’ connotation

Democratic lawmaker hits justice as ‘Uncle Thomas’ On his Twitter account Tuesday, state Rep. Ryan Winkler called the justices’ 5-4 ruling striking down a part of the law racist, and the work of “four accomplices to race discrimination and one Uncle Thomas.” Justice Thomas, who is black, was one of the five justices in the…