Posted on 05/20/2010 9:17:09 AM PDT by sickoflibs
Rand Paul is being attacked for his position on part of the Civil Rights act passed in 1960s and reauthorized by the Republican congress in 2006. His position is that the Federal government has no authority under the constitution to tell private business who they must have as customers. On the other hand, he agrees that the other parts of the civil rights act where the federal government tells local governments who they can’t discriminate against is perfectly constitutional. So far only leftist sources have picked this up. He was on MSNBC Maddow last night fighting off statements from her about how African Americans fought and took beatings for the right to sit a private business lunch counter. Most Republicans will run away from Paul’s position as not to be called a racist. Many will say he lost the November election over this political poison. This is something very difficult to discuss because of emotions over the issue.
His very unpopular position really does strike at the heart of the federal government’s power to run businesses, and even put personal mandates on us. Guess what? The same commerce clause that was used to defend this constitutionally will be used to force you to buy health insurance. Sorry, the courts cannot be trusted to pick only the situations we like when ignoring original intent. (Justice Scalia lecture.)
Can you decide not to rent a room in your house to a homosexual? Is that a constitutional right to say ‘no’?
Every time Republicans give in to something popular that seems the ‘right’ and 'moral' thing to do increasing federal power, they are killing their chances of opposing things they hate on constitutional grounds. Paul’s position is a political loser and may rally the democrat base to vote against him. But this is something to ponder when your next freedom is taken away and you are told by courts that it is allowed by the constitution.
Left wing Reference Links are at first comment #1:
I disagree. Paul needs to learn to handle himself. He also realize taking a position, and still self-confidently to it, is ultimately the best approach. Unfortunately, he make the mistake of wimping out on this which may prove self-defeating.
“Maddow admitted she was lesbian last night”
I didn’t see that coming.
You’ve got a point. How many viewers do they have now? Five thousand?
Rand had a point with his comments. But he really should have known better. When a conservative Republican is asked a question about the Civil Rights act, it’s a trap.
Jarrold “the Hutt” Nadler once hired Ackbar.
Then he tried to eat him.
Bar Ack
That proves that Barack Obama is the anti-Admiral Ackbar, and thus can never sense a trap, which explains why he fell into the trap of pushing cap and trade and Obamacare and is now on the verge of losing both houses of Congress and Democrat control of redistricting in most states.
It is also fitting that the good Admiral tried to warn us of the trap being laid by Barack Obama in 2008:
Hopefully in 2012 Obama will be doing his impression of these guys.
The Star Wars references never get old, do they?
No, but Carrie Fisher has. =8-0
Tonight on Family Guy’s season finale - a spoof of “The Empire Strikes Back”.
1 hour long, starts at 9 pm Eastern.
No they don’t. Come November Obozo and the DemoRats are going to get the Death Star zot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djZFHTa6TfA
Throw in the drug abuse and she ends up looking older than her mother (which Carrie Fisher does).
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