A black newspaper in Nashville, Tenn., runs a list of black NON-voters in an attempt to intimidate them into voting in the next election and a commentator blames Jim Crow methods designed to discourage black voting 30 or 40 years ago:
Because voting in American politics is a private right and not
compulsory, disciplinary measures, such as exposing non-voters to
public reprimand, are callous and unethical, and they help to
legitimate a culture of intimidation in electoral politics that has
historically been used to dilute the black vote. (Emphasis added)
Am I missing something here?
