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To: FJB who wrote (438113)	7/30/2011 7:33:09 PM
From: Tom Clarke	4 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794347

Democrats criticize Gov. Nikki Haley for identifying herself as "white" on her voter application form. Althouse Her choices were: ""white, black/African-American, Asian, Hispanic, Native American or other." The [State Election Commission] doesn't attempt to verify a person's race, but that data is used by U.S. Department of Justice to enforce fair voting practices. Collecting the information is a requirement of state law.... The Merriam Webster dictionary defines "Caucasian" as the "characteristic of a race of humankind native to Europe, North Africa, and southwest Asia and classified according to physical features -- used especially in referring to persons of European descent having usually light skin pigmentation." It's bad enough that people are forced to make this choice. Criticizing them for how they puzzle it out when they are in a difficult category is just disgusting. althouse.blogspot.com