How does it make Ron Paul a racist to vote against the civil rights act on the basis of property rights issue?

[calin]

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) suggested Friday that he wouldn’t have voted in favor of the 1964 Civil Rights Act if he were a member of Congress at the time.

Paul, the libertarian Texas Republican who formally announced Friday that he would seek the presidency for a third time, said he thought Jim Crow laws were illegal, and warned against turning strict libertarians into demagogues.

MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews pressed Paul during a TV appearance on whether he would have voted against the ’64 law, a landmark piece of legislation that took strides toward ending segregation.

“Yeah, but I wouldn’t vote against getting rid of the Jim Crow laws,” Paul said. He explained that he would have opposed the Civil Rights Act “because of the property rights element, not because they got rid of the Jim Crow laws

Barry Goldwater took when he voted against the 1964 Civil Rights Act due solely to his belief that two of it’s sections — Title II and Title VII — because he did not believe that the Constitution authorized Congress to regulate purely private behavior

http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/ron-paul-says-he-would-have-voted-against-the-1964-civil-rights-act/

[flannagain]

It doesn't.

The left just can't get over their own racism. They believe that minorities are too stupid to succeed without affirmative action, but they won't let people make choices about their own private property.

It's actually really sad and ugly when you think about it.

[norwyn]

Many Americans don't have the attention span to spend more than 10 seconds trying to understand a principled or nuanced stance on something. They are prone to short, half baked, emotional reactions. Our BS left/right mainstream media stations have conditioned them to operate this way.

Also that article is just plain wrong. He said he would have supported getting rid of Jim Crow laws.

http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/05/ron_paul_would_have_voted_against_civil_rights_act.html

[symington]

No it doesnt Ron Paul is certainly not a racist in any way shape or form and I hope he is elected President

[dennie18]

Did you just use the word "racist" and expect to be taken seriously? LOL

[condan]

It doesn't but don't you know that running against Obama does

[trucker]

The Answer is is does not make Mr. Paul Racist.

We know that Mr. Paul is a firm believer in the Constitution so lets use that to digest this issue.

The important thing for everyone to remember is the difference between Natural Rights (aka. God given Unalienabl¬e Rights) and Civil Rights. The former, no man has the lawful right to transgress¬. That which your creator gave you only he can take away. Civil Rights on the other hand, are given by government¬s, by men, and that which man can grant to another man he can take away. Civil Rights also imply that some posses the right to grant rights, while others do not. What does this suggest about the condition of those who are only granted rights by other men? That they are subordinat¬es, proverbial slaves to those who grant them Civil Rights.

The question must be asked: If human beings have Unalienabl¬e God given rights why do they need Civil Rights, considerin¬g that Unalienabl¬e Rights, by there very nature, supersede all others?

So I suspect that it's all about control. "Let us deny people their Unalienabl¬e Rights so that we can substitute Civil Rights for them instead. For Civil Rights are ours to grant and revoke as we see fit, control those who would speak or act not as we desire, but Unalienabl¬e Rights are only the province of our Creator and make other men our equal in freedom and liberty."

If I may, please;

America I beg of You. Look into Ron Paul's issues. This guys is as genuine as they come. Mr. Ron Paul is the American system working, literally handing us the "right guy."
He puts his nation/Constitution first before himself as his 22 year track record indicates.

Please, Mr. Ron Paul for Republican Nomination and then President 2012.

Thank You

[gabrielo19]

so he is in favor of letting private businesses discriminate based on skin color, religion, gender, etc.?

that is bigoted

if you think you should be able to keep blacks out of stores, restaurants, etc. based on the color of their skin you are indeed a racist, no doubt about it