-Caveat Lector- Monday, Jan. 15, 2001 11:10 a.m EST Clinton Bombs With Black Leaders on MLK Day President Clinton's Martin Luther King weekend proposal for a new national initiative on race drew more jeers than cheers Monday from a number of the nation's most prominent civil rights leaders. Clinton, who has been dubbed by some as "America's first black president," outlined a series of reforms on Sunday in a New York Times op-ed piece. Among the president's ideas: *Restore the right to vote to convicted felons who have paid their debt to society. *Outlaw racial profiling by law enforcement agencies. *Remedy the disparity between sentences handed down for crack versus powdered cocaine possession. But African-American leaders and civil rights advocates were left wondering why Clinton kept these issues on the back burner for eight long years, only to raise them as he's heading out the door. "These gaps existed in 1992," the Rev. Jesse Jackson told the New York Times. "He had eight years to work on them, but they required some heavy lifting." "Why didn't he do more on these things during his own administration?" added Laura Murphy, the Washington director of the American Civil Liberties Union. Behind the scenes, the criticism of Clinton was even more harsh. "I'm glad you called [about Clinton's proposal]. I needed some comic relief," one civil rights leader, who spoke confidentially, told the New York Times. Related Products: Get NewsMax.com`s new book "Bitter Legacy" FREE. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
