A group that will not allow anyone who isn't black to join, is worried that another group wouldn't, in the past, allow blacks.
When (white) Steve Cohen applied for membership this was his answer..
http://news.yahoo.com/black-lawmakers-against-recognition-va-tribe-143857445--politics.htmlSeveral members of the Congressional Black Caucus are urging the Obama administration to withhold federal recognition of a Virginia Indian tribe because of its history of banning intermarriage with blacks.
When (white) Steve Cohen applied for membership this was his answer..
"Quite simply, Rep. Cohen will have to accept what the rest of the country will have to accept—there has been an unofficial Congressional White Caucus for over 200 years, and now it's our turn to say who can join 'the club.' He does not, and cannot, meet the membership criteria, unless he can change his skin color. Primarily, we are concerned with the needs and concerns of the black population, and we will not allow white America to infringe on those objectives."
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