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To: one_less who wrote (54957)	5/28/2009 2:47:34 PM
From: Metacomet	Read Replies (2) of 149317

"Every single Democrat in Congress voted against the 14th amendment. Republicans in Congress authored what was then, and what remains today, the most sweeping Civil Rights legislation ever enacted." Was struck by this factoid until I visited the chronology: May 10, 1866 U.S. House passes Republicans’ 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection of the laws to all citizens; 100% of Democrats vote no February 3, 1870 After passing House with 98% Republican support and 97% Democrat opposition, Republicans’ 15th Amendment is ratified, granting vote to all Americans regardless of race It goes without saying that the parties roles are mirror images now of what they were then. All those Dixiecrats that have kept racism alive and well in this country are now the heart, and apparent soul, of what remains of the GOP. Still voting no to any attempts to eradicate race biases, with the added targets of Hispanics these days.

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