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Yes! It is time for Black people to ā€œTakeover The Pollsā€ by any means necessary. This can only be accomplished by championing a concerted effort to register Black non-voters and by encouraging existing, registered Black voters to get out and vote.

I oppose the death penalty for many reasons, but will highlight just a few here, briefly. First, as much as people want to believe, no credible studies show it to be a deterrent. Second, it costs far more than does incarcerating someone for life without parole, money that could be better used to help victims and to support violence prevention programs.

Ā Ā Ā Ā  Did former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Tip O’-Neill say it first? We don’t know, but he certainly said it most famously.