I find the link between "States Rights" as a euphemism for racism to be interesting when it comes to Ron Paul and his Libertarian philosophy. In his "We the People Act"
Quote:
Prohibits the Supreme Court and each federal court from adjudicating any claim or relying on judicial decisions involving: (1) state or local laws, regulations, or policies concerning the free exercise or establishment of religion;
(2) the right of privacy, including issues of sexual practices, orientation, or reproduction; or
(3) the right to marry without regard to sex or sexual orientation where based upon equal protection of the laws.
|
Quote:
This, clearly, is an attempt to block national redress of state tyranny. It makes it possible for individual states to create their own little theocracies, while it prevents anyone from taking this to an authority beyond those individual states. Obvious abuses come to mind and strike this reader as a return to pre-Civil War days, when "states rights" was an excuse to continue the practice of slavery. I find it an incredibly dangerous piece of legislation, and indicative of the mindset of Ron Paul. Indicative of the con game he's been playing as well.
Champion of civil rights and civil liberties? Not if "states rights" trump them.
|
This is more proof that the Libertarian followers are either idiots, misinformed or are racists.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/1...e-Civil-Rights