One Person, Six Votes

[William Joyce]

Designed to boost Hispanics.

American Renaissance News: Residents Get 6 Votes Each in Suburban NY Election

 

[Old Rocks]

Perhaps you should try giving us a credible source.

 

[chanel]

Although the village of about 30,000 residents is nearly half Hispanic, no Latino had ever been elected to any of the six trustee seats, which until now were chosen in a conventional at-large election. Most voters were white, and white candidates always won.

Federal Judge Stephen Robinson said that violated the Voting Rights Act, and he approved a remedy suggested by village officials: a system called cumulative voting, in which residents get six votes each to apportion as they wish among the candidates. He rejected a government proposal to break the village into six districts, including one that took in heavily Hispanic areas.

On Tuesday, Candida Sandoval voted at the Don Bosco Center, where a soup kitchen and day-laborer hiring center added to the activity, and where federal observers watched the voting from a table in the corner.

"I hope that if Hispanics get in, they do something for all the Hispanic people," Sandoval said in Spanish. "I don't know, but I hope so."

FairVote said cumulative voting allows a political minority to gain representation if it organizes and focuses its voting strength on specific candidates. Two of the 13 Port Chester trustee candidates — one Democrat and one Republican — are Hispanic. A third Hispanic is running a write-in campaign after being taken off the ballot on a technicality.

RealClearPolitics - Politics - Jun 15, 2010 - Residents get 6 votes each in suburban NY election

 

[LibocalypseNow]

Just more proof that Socialists/Progressives do not respect or believe in our Constitution. This is a very disturbing incident. It happened in a very small town so it's not getting a lot of media coverage. I believe this was a test conducted by Socialists/Progressives to see if this could work on a national level. A Federal Judge did approve this one person,six votes process. This should bother all Americans. I know it bothers me.

 

[Charles_Main]

This story is completely Creditable. Happening in a small town in NY state. A federal Judge has signed off on it, though it seems very likely it will be appealed and over turned as it clearly violates the equal Representation clause of the Constitution of the US. (It's getting No coverage in the Main stream Media, except of course Fox who I just saw cover it) I wonder why not.. LOL

What is troubling in is that anyone would think this is a fair way to deal with what they see is an unfair representation of a minority. They get 6 votes to everyone elses 1? For real? In America? That and the fact that some supporters of the move are saying it could be used as "a template on a larger scale, to make things more fair"

Please there is nothing fair about giving anyone of any color 6 times the voting power as the majority.

If you think there is you have no idea what Fairness is.

 

[LibocalypseNow]

I think this was a test-run for the Socialists/Progressives. They wanted to see if a Judge would actually sign off on it. A Judge did eventually sign off on it. Probably a test-run to see if this could work on a national level. Socialists/Progressives do not respect our Constitution. This is just more evidence.

 

[chanel]

Coming soon to a sanctuary state near you?

Outrageous. And more outrageous is the lack of attention to it,

 

[LibocalypseNow]

Yea America is still resting in their blissful slumber. They are completely clueless as to what the Socialists/Progressives are doing to their country. This is a small town so it's not getting much media attention but it really is incredibly disturbing. Time for America to awaken form its long slumber. The Socialists/Progressives are destroying our nation.

 

[Woyzeck]

We had a thread on this already. Everyone who can vote in that election gets 6 votes, not just the Hispanic minority.

 

[LibocalypseNow]

The fact the Socialists/Progressives found a like-minded Federal Judge to side with them on this absurdity,should scare the h*ll out of all Americans. These people don't care about the Constitution. Time to wake up America. Give the boot to all Socialist/Progressive Democrats. Make 2010 count people.

 

[Woyzeck]

The fact the Socialists/Progressives found a like-minded Federal Judge to side with them on this absurdity,should scare the h*ll out of all Americans. These people don't care about the Constitution. Time to wake up America. Give the boot to all Socialist/Progressive Democrats. Make 2010 count people.

Mind pointing where in the Constitution that cumulative voting is a naughty practice at local elections?

 

[theDoctorisIn]

This story is completely Creditable. Happening in a small town in NY state. A federal Judge has signed off on it, though it seems very likely it will be appealed and over turned as it clearly violates the equal Representation clause of the Constitution of the US. (It's getting No coverage in the Main stream Media, except of course Fox who I just saw cover it) I wonder why not.. LOL

What is troubling in is that anyone would think this is a fair way to deal with what they see is an unfair representation of a minority. They get 6 votes to everyone elses 1? For real? In America? That and the fact that some supporters of the move are saying it could be used as "a template on a larger scale, to make things more fair"

Please there is nothing fair about giving anyone of any color 6 times the voting power as the majority.

If you think there is you have no idea what Fairness is.

You didn't read the article did you?

Hispanics don't get 6 votes - EVERYONE gets six votes. It's called cumulative voting, it's done all over the country. This is just the first time it's been done in NY.