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It's nice to see someone keep track of statistics on the
disproportionate effects of gun violence on poorer, minority
populations. Dr. Arthur Kamm extensively explains this awful phenomenon
via factual data and statistics in his paper entitled
Guns Government Race and Rights: The Demographics Stupid.
This paper examines the effect of our changing
demography in elections, the racial and ethnic targeting of voter
suppression laws, the Manchin-Toomey Senate vote vs Blue Wall States vs
the State Ballot Initiative, effective deployment of capital, and,
unapologetically, a consideration of obstacles in achieving this
objective.
For the purpose of this article, I will focus on Dr. Kamm's
suggestions for helping the South shake the domination of Republicans
who absolutely
do not represent the majority of the state(s)'s citizens.
The title of this piece is a play on the phrase coined by Democratic political strategist James Carville during
Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 presidential run, ‘The economy, stupid’.
And regarding the attempts by activist groups to change the national
political landscape on such issues as gun violence, voter
discrimination, healthcare, income/wealth inequality, immigration reform
and so much more, well, ‘It’s the demographics, stupid’. With this
country having just observed the 50th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’
in the fight for African-American voting rights, the minority vote has
over the past 50 years grown into a powerful force that, in 2012, showed
the ability to more than off-set the ‘Southern Strategy’ and, if fully
realized, the potential to flip the South back to Democratic
control (no small matter for the progression of human and civil rights),
perhaps even sooner than later. emphasis mine. READ MORE
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