Eric Holder warns of 'apartheid system' in US as conservative 'minority' takes control

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Former Attorney General Eric Holder warned on Monday that the United States is "slipping into" a "political apartheid system" because conservatives have greater influence than their numbers would suggest.

During an interview with Washington Post Live, Holder said he was concerned that gerrymandering allows politicians to pick their voters instead of voters making the choice.

"We are in danger of slipping into what I would call a political apartheid system, where a minority of the people in this country will have disproportionate amounts of power," Holders said, "and be able to put in place things that are not supported by the majority."

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"The minority [of voters] will be represented by the majority that was put on the Supreme Court by two presidents who did not win the majority of the vote because of our Electoral College," Holder explained. "[Conservative justices] will have the ability to foist on the nation a policy with regards to reproductive rights that is not supported by the people of this country."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/eric-holder-warns-of-apartheid-system-in-us-as-conservative-minority-takes-control/ar-AAY9udH

[SoonerPride]

1. I'm glad someone finally started saying apartheid

Because that is exactly what it is.

[jimfields33]

2. I thought he was supposed to fix this.

https://democraticredistricting.com/who-we-are/chairman/


Did anything happen?

[czarjak]

3. Rigged systems work that way by design.

[Skittles]

4. the minority already DOES have disproportionate amounts of power

look a the Supreme Court, for example.....what We the People want means NOTHING to them

[Rebl2]

6. Exactly!

[GoCubsGo]

13. Yep. We are pretty much aleady there.

It's certainly the case for Congressional representation, the Senate in particular. The "minority" Republicans represent 50 million fewer people than the Dems+Independents.

[roamer65]

5. I've said on here a few times they want white minority rule, just like Apartheid South Africa.

I truly believe they do.

That is the version of fascism they want.

[iluvtennis]

7. +++ agree. n/t

[dalton99a]

9. They loved the apartheid laws:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid_legislation

[dalton99a]

8. Kick

[FoxNewsSucks]

10. exactly right

But he is so damn late coming to the table

[BootinUp]

11. Foist is the right word. nt

[Takket]

12. That is a very apt description. Democrats should start using it

[misanthrope]

14. Sway over American life has long been the purview of a minority elite

Certainly Holder knows history better than this.

[Initech]

15. Once again, the underlying danger is Fox News.

Look at Florida and Texas - DeSantis and Abbott are clearly being manipulated by Fox and it is starting to show. Ohio, too. And Mitch McConnell. All are Fox bots. The Murdochs are in control. They're mad that they lost their direct line to the White House, and they want it back.

[uponit7771]

16. K&R,