On July 3, 2004, Ron Paul was the only Congressman to vote against a bill hailing the 40th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. In this speech to Congress, Ron Paul courageously spoke out on the often controversial issues of race relations and affirmative action. He explained why the Civil Right Act had failed to achieve its stated goals of promoting racial harmony and a color-blind society.
Ron Paul: Mr. Speaker, I rise to explain my objection to H.Res. 676. I certainly join my colleagues in urging Americans to celebrate the progress this country has made in race relations. However, contrary to the claims of the supporters of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the sponsors of H.Res. 676, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did not improve race relations or enhance freedom. Instead, the forced integration dictated by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 increased racial tensions while diminishing individual liberty.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 gave the federal government unprecedented power over the hiring, employee relations, and customer service practices of every business in the country. The result was a massive violation of the rights of private property and contract, which are the bedrocks of free society. The federal government has no legitimate authority to infringe on the rights of private property owners to use their property as they please and to form (or not form) contracts with terms mutually agreeable to all parties. The rights of all private property owners, even those whose actions decent people find abhorrent, must be respected if we are to maintain a free society.
This expansion of federal power was based on an erroneous interpretation of the congressional power to regulate interstate commerce. The framers of the Constitution intended the interstate commerce clause to create a free trade zone among the states, not to give the federal government regulatory power over every business that has any connection with interstate commerce.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 not only violated the Constitution and reduced individual liberty; it also failed to achieve its stated goals of promoting racial harmony and a color-blind society. Federal bureaucrats and judges cannot read minds to see if actions are motivated by racism. Therefore, the only way the federal government could ensure an employer was not violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to ensure that the racial composition of a business’s workforce matched the racial composition of a bureaucrat or judge’s defined body of potential employees. Thus, bureaucrats began forcing employers to hire by racial quota. Racial quotas have not contributed to racial harmony or advanced the goal of a color-blind society. Instead, these quotas encouraged racial balkanization, and fostered racial strife.
Of course, America has made great strides in race relations over the past forty years. However, this progress is due to changes in public attitudes and private efforts. Relations between the races have improved despite, not because of, the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, while I join the sponsors of H.Res. 676 in promoting racial harmony and individual liberty, the fact is the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did not accomplish these goals. Instead, this law unconstitutionally expanded federal power, thus reducing liberty. Furthermore, by prompting raced-based quotas, this law undermined efforts to achieve a color-blind society and increased racial strife. Therefore, I must oppose H.Res. 676.
What rights do we have in this country anyway; and who gave them to us???? let me see; the book, they say is the history of this country tells me that a guy named Christopher Columbus discovered this Rock…..And as he was headed
to it’s shores he noticed some people ALREADY standing there. You know that tells me someone was here already…Now; how can I claim something that someone all READY has…Not a sermon; just a thought….Can I have your wallet?
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You claim it by kicking their asses and taking it from them.
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To quote that as Ron Paul is a lie and misleading MMMDEE. You, like many others will stop at nothing to smear a good person who wants what is best for this country. You either benefit from this system or you are the system.
Ron Paul doesn’t even talk like that. FACT CHECK: He voted no on MLK DAY the first time it was introduced ONLY because it was an additional Gov’t holiday that would cost the taxpayers money. When they reintroduced it by combining the two presidents and made it one day to add MLK Day he voted on that.
Distorting facts, like you do, to smear a good person is exactly what got us into wars, racial tension and bankruptcy. You must get a gov’t paycheck, otherwise, why would you defend such tyranny?
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This is one sick bastard speaking here. Is he really that dumb to believe that the point of that act was to improve race relations. No, that bill was to ensure some fair treatment of hiring minorities. Wake up. Was it constitutional, mabey, mabey not, but the point is many more minorities got a job where they wouldn’t have due to racism. Companies don’t want the government in their buisness because they don’t want to be forced to do things they don’t have to.
Ooooh did I say forced. “like SLAVERY FORCED”
Some of these candidates are off their rocker.
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Latanya, I would like to inform you that you are sadly misinformed about the quotas that have been forced upon businesses to help bring racial equality in the market for job OPPORTUNITIES. As a prime example, my father spent the better part of 10 years trying to enter the airlines business. He was an instructor, and he spent over 4,000 hours trying to build time in an effort to be noticed by major airlines. Now, I don’t know if you are familiar with the 1994 hijacking of a FEDEX airplane by an employee of theirs, but let me tell you the story. Auburn Calloway was a result of these quotas two times in his brief and fruitless flying career. Once, in the Navy, he was flunked in flight training multiple times, never able to land on a carrier by himself. Most pilots who cannot complete this are usually kicked out of training and assigned another job. However, these quotas imposed by the government made sure that Calloway was kept in the seat, seeing as he made a huge fuss about his being “racially profiled.” He was kept in the right seat of a Navy plane, and only given day clearance to fly. This means that he was essentially there for the ride, and only on one-in-a-million kind of days. After leaving the Navy, he applied to work at FEDEX, where, again, the quotas seemed to shuffle people into places where they do not belong. After lying about his hours, Calloway was hired, only for FEDEX to realize that he had little to know experience or ability behind the controls. This sort of quiet and forceful bureaucracy causes people, like my father, who spend their lives trying to achieve their goals, to be cut off by senseless and skill-less people like Calloway to get hired before them. So, before you jump to the false conclusion that these quotas allow for “minorities get a job… the wouldn’t have due to racism,” understand that it may not be due to racism, and the result of reverse racism can lead to disastrous results, such as this hijacking.
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For every story like this, there’s a story of a qualified minority (like my own mom & dad) getting jobs where they previously wouldn’t have been able to, becoming part of the middle class, and reversing stereotypes through positive interaction with non-minority co-workers.
The Navy story sounds like the same thing as the Ft. Hood shooter, where extreme cowardice kept people from taking appropriate action when it became clear that he was becoming dangerous.
There are bad apples everywhere. I’m sure there are many stories about incompetent people who had degrees from Ivy League schools that they only got into because of the legacy program, who got preferential treatment throughout their careers, and ended up with super high powered jobs due mainly to family connections and money…
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The employer should be free to decide who he hires and who he doesn’t, the government should not be forcing anyone to hire certain people over others based on the color of their skin.
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http://www.littleredumbrella.com/2012/01/lets-be-clear-ron-paul-fucking-sucks.html
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That article in the Little Red Umbrella is a very dangerous one. Let me explain. It is not very well researched. I will say, however, that it is VERY effective in getting sheep to follow and forward the message. Particularly those who can’t wait to get their hands on something negative because they already dislike Ron Paul. Not so easy to do, since he is very consistent and really doesn’t look to harm anyone.
In a nutshell, Ron Paul wants the Federal Government to stay out of our lives. Even though he believes in the right to life, he doesn’t want to force his belief on you- hence what every other politician wants. That is why he wants to overturn Roe v Wade, so that each state can do what they people vote on-States Rights. Consistently, Ron Paul says the same thing with regard to the drug laws. He feels the States should regulate it like we already do with alcohol. Just because a president is pro choice, or pro life, shouldn’t have an effect on everyone, because the president isn’t supposed to be a King. If you believe in that, than you are equally oppressive, pushing your values or what is important to you on a person who might be religiously opposed.
There is a deep misunderstanding of our Constitution in this country. This could be why there was a Civil Rights Act in the first place. If they just adhered to the Right to Private Property Act in 1787(I believe that is the 14th Amendment), minorities wouldn’t have needed the Civil Rights Act. We should have re-elected members of congress and changed a few judges and they would enforce the existing law that blacks are entitled to the same rights and property because that is their human right! Ron Paul deplored Jim Crow Laws, stating we are all better off without them. He voted Yes on MLK day to replace another paid Federal holiday, because he actually is one of his heroes. Check all of his Congressional Record, not just part of it. He admired MLK’s strength to stand up and demonstrate Civil Disobedience to an oppressive government. He sees the injustices in the legal system with regard to non-violent drug crimes and how it has jailed many of the blacks, doing more harm than good to their communities and families. This is why he would pardon all non-violent drug criminals and fix what now world-wide drug cartel is. He loves freedom, not just for white people! His position is that he has no right to determine who deserves freedom as per the Constitution that says it is your human birthright! He wants you to work at whatever your wage is, but keep all of it! He feels that they are the fruits of your labor the Government has no right to take it. What better way to help the poor and the minority? I don’t know a better liberal Democrat for Civil Rights, or a more Conservative Republican with sound Economic solutions. I don’t know a more Liberal Democrat is for peace and harmony as Ron Paul. Anyone who can attempt to say otherwise is merely lying. Perhaps they don’t care to see the truth and prefer to continue the lie that has become the bedrock of our crumbling free society.
There is way to much that is distorted in this article, that I would have to re-write it. If you want to read something that explains “Reasons That Ron Paul suck”, read “Liberty Defined”, before you claim you know enough about Ron Paul’s positions to debate them. You may still disagree with him, but at least you can think critically for yourself. Otherwise, you are just another useful idiot perpetuating a parasitically, oppressive regime called the STATUS QUO.
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Maybe all the states should just enlist huge armies and start attacking the states around them, like they did in ancient greece
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Interesting quotes by Ron Paul part 2
“Today’s current terminology describing rights reflects this sad change. It is commonplace for politicians and those desiring special privileges to refer to: black rights, Hispanic rights, handicap rights, employee rights, student rights, minority rights, women’s rights, gay rights, children’s rights, Asian-American rights, Jewish rights, AIDS victims’ rights, poverty rights, homeless rights, etc.”—Ron Paul, Freedom Under Siege
The idea that a businessman must hire anyone and is prevented from firing anyone for any reason he chooses, and in the name of rights, is a clear indication that the basic concept of a free society has been lost. – Ron Paul, Freedom Under Siege
The individual suffering from AIDS certainly is a victim – frequently a victim of his own lifestyle – but this same individual victimizes innocent citizens by forcing them to pay for his care- Ron Paul, Freedom Under Siege
I also do an investment letter. It’s called the Ron Paul Survival Report, and I put that out on a monthly basis … which is a gold-oriented newsletter, but it’s also, uh, convening — expressing concern about surviving in this age of big government, where there’s a lot of taxes and regulations, and attacks on our personal liberties.” — Ron Paul http://hotair.com/archives/2011/12/26/paul-in-1995-say-have-you-read-the-ron-paul-survival-report/
“Boy, it sure burns me to have a national holiday for Martin Luther King. I voted against this outrage time and time again as a Congressman. What an infamy that Ronald Reagan approved it! We can thank him for our annual Hate Whitey Day.” – Ron Paul News Letters that wasn’t written by Ron Paul but interesting thing is…Ron Paul Voted against MLK Day as a federal holiday http://www.thestatecolumn.com/articles/did-ron-paul-vote-against-creating-a-martin-luther-king-holiday/
Ciao.
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Interesting quotes by Ron Paul.
To be noted by the way: Ron Paul is rated 39% by the NAACP and 38% by the HRC. These are two big civil rights groups.
We quadrupled the TSA, you know, and hired more people who look more suspicious to me than most Americans who are getting checked… Most of them are, well, you know, they just don’t look very American to me.- Ron Paul http://www.salon.com/2007/06/02/ron_paul_6/
WHY DON’T THEY QUIT ONCE THE SO-CALLED HARASSMENT STARTS? OBVIOUSLY THE MORALS OF THE HARASSER CAN NOT BE DEFENDED, BUT HOW CAN THE HARASSEE ESCAPE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM?”Ron Paul, in his book Freedom Under Siege
“Every year new groups organize to demand their “rights.” White people who organize and expect the same attention as other groups are quickly and viciously condemned as dangerous bigots. Hispanic, black, and Jewish caucuses can exist in the U.S. Congress, but not a white caucus, demonstrating the absurdity of this approach for achieving rights for everyone.”—Ron Paul, Freedom Under Siege
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