Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, Mark, Mark - The racist connotation of "states rights" hardly began with Nixon. First off, it had long been used by the likes of Russell Long and his protégé Lyndon B. Johnson in their struggle to block every piece of modern Civil Rights legislation; it was the banner carried by Strom "Who am I?" Thurmond when he ran for President on the Dixiecrat ticket in 1948; and it had been the refuge of every racist politician from the end of the Civil War onwards as they fought to prevent black Americans from obtaining the basic rights of citizenship. Nixon just picked up the banner, cleverly wrapped the Republican Party in it, creating what we today know as the Southern Strategy. BTW - remember who one of the last defenders of Nixon on the House impeachment committee was? A young Mississippian named - Trent Lott. :-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 9:42 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] ACLU and Your Right To "Keep Pushing That Shutter" The "states rights" thing did start out, Marc, I just read with Tricky Dick when he was first running for President - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html