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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 08:17 PM
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When Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.), leaves at the end of the year
unless Kendrick Meek pulls a rabbit out of his (fill in the blank) there will be NO African-American members of the Senate. There have been six black senators since Reconstruction, And that is a fucking crime.



http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/126773-next-senate-unlikely-to-include-black-members
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 08:18 PM
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1. it's a cozy, closed country club...
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 08:23 PM
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2. A huge American minority without representation
No wonder since unless you are a multi-millionaire, you don't have a chance to run.
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Gidney N Cloyd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 09:13 PM
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3. Of the six black senators since Reconstruction, 2 have been from Illinois.
I think some states have a little catching up to do...
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