Daily Topics - Thursday June 18th, 2015
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The original "thug" was a member of the 19th-century Thuggee cult in India (mentioned in passing in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) which worshipped Kali and supposedly strangled British tourists with yellow scarves.
So there's no reason why the term would indicate black people but not white people that engage in the same behavior. Then again, the black people called thugs by racists are usual non-violent even if they are criminals. And the people that liberals want to call thugs are mass murderers.
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Long ago, I found the Democratic Party's charter and bylaws. I couldn't find the same for the Republican Party.
ARTICLE TWO – Democratic National Committee
Section 1. Duties and Powers. The Democratic National Committee shall have general responsibility for the affairs of the Democratic Party between National Conventions, subject to the provisions of the Charter and to the resolutions or other official actions of the National Convention. This responsibility shall include, but not be limited to:
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(f) Providing for the election or appointment of a Chairperson, five Vice Chairpersons, three of whom shall be of the opposite sex of the Chairperson, one of whom shall be the President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs and one of whom shall be Vice Chairperson for Voter Registration and Participation, a Treasurer, a National Finance Chair, a Secretary and other appropriate officers of the National Committee as shall be determined by the Committee, and for the filling of vacancies;
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Section 2. Membership. The Democratic National Committee shall be composed of:
(a) The Chairperson and the highest ranking officer of the opposite sex of each recognized State Democratic Party as defined by Article Nine of the Charter and of the Democratic Parties of Guam, the Virgin Islands and American Samoa;
(b) Two hundred additional members apportioned to the states on the basis set forth in Article Two, Section 5(a) of the Charter, provided that each state shall have at least two additional members;
(c) Two additional members, consisting of one national committeeman and one national committeewoman, from each of Guam, the Virgin Islands and American Samoa;
(d) The Chairperson of the Democratic Governors' Association and two additional governors, of whom at least one shall be of the opposite sex of the Chairperson, as selected by the Association;
(e) The Democratic Leader in the United States Senate and the Democratic Leader in the United States House of Representatives and one additional member of each body, who shall be of the opposite sex of, and appointed by the respective leaders;
(f) The Chairperson, five Vice Chairpersons, the National Finance Chair, the Treasurer and the Secretary of the Democratic National Committee;
(g) The Chairperson of the National Conference of Democratic Mayors and two additional mayors, at least one of whom shall be of the opposite sex of the Chairperson, as selected by the Conference;
(h) The President of the Young Democrats of America and two additional members, at least one of whom shall be of the opposite sex of the President, as selected by the organization biennially in convention assembled;
(i) The President of the National Federation of Democratic Women and two additional members selected by the Federation;
(j) The Chairperson of the Democratic County Officials and two additional members, at least one of whom shall be of the opposite sex of the Chairperson, as selected by the organization;
(k) The Chairperson of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee and two additional state legislators, at least one of whom shall be of the opposite sex of the Chairperson, as selected by the Committee;
(l) The Chairperson of the National Democratic Municipal Officials Conference and two additional municipal officials, of whom, to the extent possible, at least one shall be of the opposite sex of the Chairperson, as selected by the Conference;
(m) Additional members as provided in Article Nine of the Charter;
(n) The President of the College Democrats of America and the Vice President, who shall be of the opposite sex, as elected by the organization annually;
(o) The Chairperson of the National Association of Democratic State Treasurers and the Vice Chair who shall be of the opposite sex, as selected by the Association;
(p) The Chairperson of the National Association of Democratic Lieutenant Governors and the Vice Chair who shall be of the opposite sex, as selected by the Association;
(q) The Chairperson of the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State and the Vice Chair who shall be of the opposite sex, as selected by the Association;
(r) The Chairperson of the Democratic Attorneys General Association and one additional attorney general who shall be of the opposite sex of the Chairperson, as selected by the Association;
(s) the Chairperson of the National Democratic Ethnic Coordinating Committee, who is not otherwise a member of the Democratic National Committee and one additional member, who shall be of the opposite sex, as selected by the Coordinating Committee;
(t) the Chairperson of the National Democratic Seniors Coordinating Council, who is not otherwise a member of the Democratic National Committee and one additional member, who shall be of the opposite sex, as selected by the Coordinating Council;
(u) No more than seventy-five additional members of the Democratic National Committee may be added by the foregoing members.