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<DIV>In a message dated 8/16/2004 10:05:48 AM Eastern Standard Time,
nathanne@nathannewman.org writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Yes, it
is a sign that minorities have power in the Democratic Party that<BR>it fights
for expanded rights for those minorities. How is it a fall
from<BR>anywhere that the Dems continue to fight to expand civil
rights?<BR><BR>What in your mind would be a sign of such
concession?<BR><BR>Nathan<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>So your point is that Kerry supporting civil rights is a concession to
minorities in the party. I guess that means that without minority
pressure, Kerry would not support civil rights. It is not in the nature of
the DP to support civil rights, it has to be pressured into it.</DIV>
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