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To: michael97123 who wrote (3177)	1/16/2006 5:12:16 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Those who supported Lester Maddox and the boyz were accepting the priority of states rights and individual rights over the equal protection of discriminated against black folks. I would say rather that they were illegally attempting to apply state power against individual rights (in this case rights that are both natural and constitutional rights). Edit - Its a shame that the cause of applying proper and constitutionally required limits to federal power was politically weakened by the inappropriate application of it to protect state power against individuals in ways that where often contrary to the constitutional rights of individuals, and even when they where not unconstitutional where often repellent. Tim

To: michael97123 who wrote (3177)	1/16/2006 10:17:03 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 71588

The politicians who stood in the school doorways (Governor Faubus) and fought against desegregation (Lester Maddox, etc)were all DEMOCRATIC politicians. Al Gore's father and the current Senator from W. Va Robert Byrd led the over 70-day US Senate filibuster against the desegregation bill. The third leader of the filibuster was Strom Thurmond. The names of Al Gore's father and the current Senator from W. Va Robert Byrd are NEVER MENTIONED by the "news" media in connection with that. ALL the prominent politicians actively fighting desegregation were DEMOCRATS.