Posters on this board know that I have long believed that the race-based caucuses should be condemned and done away with. Well, thank God, someone else in Congress agrees and is trying to do something about it. It seems that a white DEMOCRAT Congressman tried to get into the CBC because he represents mostly black constituents. Apparently, he wasn't welcome based on his race. And to think this kind of discrimination goes on right in Congress and by Democrats. Still question why we can't bring ourselves to refer to the DEMOCRAT party ad the Democratic party???? Here's your proof.
"Tancredo calls for prohibition of race-based caucuses
Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo (R) on Thursday criticized the existence of race-based caucuses and called for their prohibition.
"It is utterly hypocritical for Congress to extol the virtues of a color-blind society while officially sanctioning caucuses that are based solely on race — and restrict their membership based on race," Tancredo wrote in a letter to House Administration Committee Chairwoman Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-Calif.), who is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)."
"The Hill reported Jan. 4 that Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), who is white and represents a district with a black majority, had abandoned his bid to join the CBC."
http://www.thehill.com/thehill/expor.../tancredo.html