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Ernest Leif echoes a common criticism of the Maddow interview when he writes: "He says that the Civil Rights Act of '64 is a non-issue, one that will never come up for debate in the Senate, and I think he may be right." Yes, Paul says he won't try for repeal of the Civil Rights Act, but that's only because he's smart enough to know he would have exactly zero co-sponsors and that, even though 30% of the Congress probably agree with him, not a single other member of Congress other than his father would have the guts to put their voting fingers where their repulsive thoughts are. So far to my knowledge, only the equally repugnant John Stossel has come out publicly in support of what Paul had to say, and he's not in Congress. The idea that the Civil Rights Act is some 46-year-old law is dead wrong. The Justice Department is charged with enforcing such laws every day, and their is little doubt that Paul would be doing his best to deny funding to that division, just as he would deny funding (and possibly try to abolish) the EEOC or Health Departments or the FDA or the MMS or any other government agency who dared interfere in the sanctity of private business. The biggest flaw in Maddow's interview was precisely that she didn't bring out the very real and very current implications of Paul's racist philosphy, which sounds more appropriate in German: "private property über alles." Eli Stephens Left I on the News http://lefti.blogspot.com _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
