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2012 Texas GOP platform seeks repeal of Voting Rights Act, critical thinking skills.

Not only does The Texas Republican Party want to repeal the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but its 2012 platform also bans multicultural programs and critical thinking skills from  the primary school curriculum.

Perhaps PA State Senator Daylin Leach’s comment from earlier this week bears repeating for the Texas GOP: “If you have to stop people voting [or thinking] to win elections, your ideas suck.”

From The Huffington Post

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