Will Black Voting Rights Expire in 2007?

*Will Black Voting Rights Expire in 2007? * *Netlore Archive: Falseemail rumor claims that the right of African Americans to vote is set toexpire in 2007 along with the Voting Rights Act of 1965*Another Internet hoax made headlines recently as the media got wind of thereaction among black Americans to a widely-forwarded email message claimingthat their voting rights will vanish in the year 2007. Similar rumors havecirculated since the mid-1990s.The message currently raising concerns reads as follows:PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN!!!!We are quickly approaching the 21st Century and I was wondering if anyoneout there knew what the significance of the year 2007 is to Black America?Did you know that our right to vote will expire in the year 2007? Seriously!The Voters Rights Act signed in 1965 by Lyndon B. Johnson was just an ACT.It was not made a law. In 1982 Ronald Reagan amended the Voters Rights Actfor only another 25 years. Which means that in the year 2007 we could losethe right to vote!Does anyone realize that Blacks/African Americans are the only group ofpeople who still require PERMISSION under the United States Constitution tovote?!In the year 2007 Congress will once again convene to decide whether or notBlacks should retain the right to vote (crazy, but true). In order for thisto be passed, 38 states will have to approve an extension.In my opinion and many others, this is ludicrous! Not only should theextension be approved, but ... this Act must be made a law. Our right tovote should no longer be up for discussion, review and/or evaluation.We must contact our Congress persons, Senators, Alderpersons, etc., to put astop to this! As bona fide citizens of the United States, we cannot "dropthe ball" on this one!We have come too far to let government make us take such a huge stepbackward. So please, let us push forward to continue to build the momentumtowards gaining equality. Please pass this onto others, as I am sure thatmany more individuals are not aware of this.