Please excuse my absence from blogging folks. Yup… applying for jobs and studying for midterms (let’s not mention the nightly reading/homework assignments) can drive you slightly insane. It’s fine… I’m back.
Many notable moments took place during Tuesday’s elections.
Jan Brewer maintains the governor seat in Arizona…
Republicans take over the House of Representatives…
No African Americans in the new U.S Senate…
And to put the icing on the cake, Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) tweeted, “Very clear message to Pres Obama: we’ll send our representatives to DC to stop your fundamental transformation of America. Enough is enough.”
Is this all in response to Obama’s [supposed] failure to bring change? Do Palin’s words ring a bell at all?
I’m not much of a politician, but I am an advocate of human rights and a person of ethical standings. If I recall correctly, Jan Brewer signed Bill SB1070, mandating all immigrants to carry their immigration papers on their person. Failure to have these documents at any given time will result in detainment and, potentially, deportation.
Republicans, upset from the McCain/Palin lost in 2008, set out to put America back on track. “Tonight, the sun sets on a one-party corrupt state,” said U.S. Senate elect Mark Kirk last night in reference to the Republican takeover of the traditionally Democratic Illinois Senate seat.
Does this make you think of any other time in history? Perhaps… the days when carrying documentation was a matter of life or death for African Americans—enslaved Blacks caught without a “pass” while outside the plantation were beaten or killed under the suspicion of running away. Or… the days when politicians like Jefferson Davis took severe measures in their opposition to the president, heading a mass secession of states from the Union (his “representatives to DC” were the Confederates…). Or, even better… the period when Blacks could not hold any government office.
As the old saying goes, history repeats itself… but to what extreme? In 2008, the American people shouted for change, electing the first Black president of the United States. Last night, those same people lost hope in that desire to continue pushing for change. Two steps back...
What happened?
But most importantly… Now what?
Tell me what you think.
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