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In reply to the discussion: Warren listed race as 'American Indian' on Texas bar registration [View all]qazplm135
(7,447 posts)87. sigh no it's not
not for everything we need to know...it's one source for some data.
Knowing how many AA attorneys there are does not "identify individuals by race."
You have a photo on your DL which will go a long way to showing what your race is anyways.
It's a silly, absolutist, and counter-productive position.
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Yes I guess it does make it worse but at least I could see as to the why because I don't
UniteFightBack
Feb 2019
#12
Oh my goodness....I shouldn't be reading...well really skimming in the morning and posting!
UniteFightBack
Feb 2019
#159
Sounds like she will not be the next President. Lying is not good. President Obama wrote about
mucifer
Feb 2019
#3
Maybe explain that she was a republican back then and has seen the error of her ways?
SharonClark
Feb 2019
#132
I was kinda thinking the same thing. At the time she probably had no idea of the scrutiny she
jalan48
Feb 2019
#140
It's still weird to base the entirety of your heritage on an ancestor you don't know
theboss
Feb 2019
#38
A. I don't buy these "back then" arguments. I'm 45. I remember 1986 pretty well.
theboss
Feb 2019
#127
I don't have a problem with anyone emphasizing a part of their heritage if it's real in some way
theboss
Feb 2019
#133
As I said in another thread, love Warren, but taking the DNA test will ultimately wreck her.
bearsfootball516
Feb 2019
#11
This info was almost certainly unearthed by a potential 2020 primary opponent.
bullwinkle428
Feb 2019
#21
You have no interest in knowing how many blacks or Hispanics are practicing law in Texas?
theboss
Feb 2019
#26
You didn't say you were pro-confidentiality. You said you were against gathering the info.
theboss
Feb 2019
#67
So, again, we would have no way of knowing how many black college grads there are in America
theboss
Feb 2019
#81
So how do we figure out the number of black attorneys in texas from the census?
theboss
Feb 2019
#92
The obsession with this is ridiculous unfortunately she fed the beast with that test
MattP
Feb 2019
#27
I imagine that some Native Americans would consider this just as offensive as a yearbook photo
LongtimeAZDem
Feb 2019
#44
This is where we were headed in the 70s, when multiculturalism was the goal
LongtimeAZDem
Feb 2019
#46
Trump Mocks Warren's Native American Heritage Claim, But Falsely Claimed His Family Was Swedish
keithbvadu2
Feb 2019
#56
or someone needs to tell her campaign to defuse it by completely ignoring or deflect
uponit7771
Feb 2019
#146
Then don't, again you .... WILL ... be explaining something else cause KGOP will MAKEUP an
uponit7771
Feb 2019
#138
THIS !! Trump didn't make a big deal out of it and the M$M forgot about it cause they have
uponit7771
Feb 2019
#139
Only if she address's the issue like its a thing. The KGOP will .. MAKE UP ... something about a ...
uponit7771
Feb 2019
#137
Irrelevant to the point don't make up anything... PERIOD. Disqualifying a candidate because
uponit7771
Feb 2019
#153
A lot of people will say, 'so what', but this is the exact issue that will dominate her campaign...
Drunken Irishman
Feb 2019
#86
Writing something on an application pales in comparison to the other candidates
JonLP24
Feb 2019
#178
I don't get Warren's thought process for all this, I had this option and turned it down.
apnu
Feb 2019
#142
I don't think we should be treating all infractions the same here. Did she grab cock? Is she
UniteFightBack
Feb 2019
#161
Native American Tribes had very low birth rates, and as a result were very open to adoption
Ex Lurker
Feb 2019
#176