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To: Mr. Whist who wrote (259173)	5/28/2002 2:58:50 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 769667

I do not know about the others, but Miami- Dade was a predominantly Democratic district. How do you know that most are Republican? I saw it in neither article.....

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (259173)	5/28/2002 4:11:36 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Respond to of 769667

all politics is "gotcha" politics Supporters of the Justice Department's action say the suits make legal sense. "Disparate impact is a problematic legal matter and difficult to prove," said Roger Clegg, general counsel for the Center for Equal Opportunity, a right-leaning group that opposes affirmative action and bilingual education. "They have identified violations and they are taking steps to remedy them," he said. "The notion that Ralph Boyd, a former prosecutor, would shy away from bringing reasonable charges because of political pressure is ridiculous." Why these semantic games? They are actively courting Hispanics (why not be consistent and say Hispanic-Americans), and they are also trying to make inroads in the Haitian (here too, why not Haitian-American) community," said Bob Poe, chairman of the Florida Democratic Party. "But the failure to address the disenfranchisement of African-Americans (answer...divide and conquer) makes their whole case a sham." Most here can't even agree on what a fact is, let alone semantics. BTW, I do agree they will file but knowing it is political I wouldn't hazard a guess as to when. This is nearly 19 months after the election and intense scrutiny of the Florida vote.