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Prejudice And Discrimination Over Voting

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After reading this article, I have to say, I have some mixed thoughts about this. Before saying anything else I just want to say, I'm not prejudice against any race, especially voting. I think that when it comes to voting, the winners should be diverse, and that every kind of race has a chance to win. However, I do think that, in a way, the principal overreacting over the elections. To my understanding, the students themselves vote to see who is the student council. And to my understanding, everyone votes, which means a lot of people, more than the 18% white think that those people are the best fit for a student council. Lastly, Its something so small that no one should be reacting like that. I mean, what is the election for? Something that

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