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Wise County Democrats
Wise County Democratic Chair
Mark York
Wise County Democrats next meeting 6:30 p.m. Monday,
February 20, in the 2nd floor court room of the Wise County Courthouse in Decatur.
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In an announcement on Friday, Congressman Lamar
Smith (R) San Antonio TX, the author of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)
officially killed the bill after a day of massive protests that saw Wikipedia
and Reddit go dark. Google announced that over 4 million people signed their
petition against the bill and Wikipedia inspired millions more to search for
their representatives and senators in Congress in order to contact them in
protest of the bill.
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From
http://juanitajean.com/
The Supremes sent the Texas
redistricting case back to the
three judge panel in San Antonio. They said the lower court had to find a
“reasonable probability” of Section 5 violation of the Voting Rights Act
before they could completely redraw the maps.
Good Lord, have they looked at what happened to Hispanics in
redistricting?
Justice Clarence Thomas
added his own opinion that Section
5 of the Voting Rights Act is
unconstitutional.
Section 5 says that the Department of Justice needs to pre-clear
new boundaries to keep the southern states from wildly discriminating against
minorities. Yep, that’s clearly unconstitutional.
Texas Voter ID Law
AUSTIN - The Texas voter ID law, one of Gov. Rick Perry's top priorities during the 2011 Legislature, has been stalled by the U.S. Justice Department, which is insisting on demographic information about voters that state election officials say is virtually impossible to provide.
Texas Republicans expressed dismay Thursday after Justice Department officials said they need voter information about race and ethnicity before they can approve the controversial law, which is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1. Read More Here
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We’ve
known it all along, but now we have numbers.
New Poll Finds That Those Who Rely On Fox News Are Less Informed Than Those Who Watch Jon Stewart Or No News At All
Click Here for More
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Santorum Says Women Who
Are Raped Should Have Their Rapist’s Baby Because It’s A Gift From God
More
on Rick Santorum
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Our Wise County Republicans think America is a republic and not a democracy.
Click on the link below for our thoughts.
America A Republic or Democracy
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“What did liberals
do that was so offensive to the Republican Party?
I’ll tell you what
they did. Liberals got women the right to vote.
Liberals got
African-Americans the right to vote.
Liberals created
Social Security and lifted millions of elderly people out of poverty.
Liberals ended
segregation.
Liberals passed the
Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act.
Liberals created
Medicare.
Liberals passed the
Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act.
What did
Conservatives do?
They opposed them on
every one of those things, every one. So when you try to hurl that label at my
feet, ‘Liberal,’ as if it were something to be ashamed of, something dirty,
something to run away from, it won’t work, because I will pick up that label
and I will wear it as a badge of honor.”
—Lawrence
O’Donnell Jr.
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What it means to be a Democrat
Democrats stand for Hope, Equal Opportunity and Fair Play.
These are the values Texans share in our personal lives and the values we expect to define our economic and social policies. Texas Democrats are building a better state and a stronger nation where those who work hard and play by the rules can achieve their American dream.
We believe:
In equal opportunity for all citizens.
In rewarding honest, hard work with a living wage and in a tax system that is fair.
In family values that are more than a political slogan.
In quality education that gives all citizens the opportunity to reach their potential.
In freedom from government interference in our private lives and personal decisions.
That individual strengths in our diverse population are a benefit.
In security in our homes and safety on our streets. Criminals should face swift and certain punishment.
In separation of Church and State to preserve the freedom to pursue our beliefs.
In a strong United States - morally, economically and militarily.
In reasonable reforms that give us cleaner and safer air and water.
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