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Doesn't congress have better things to do at this moment? Couldn't they have saved this for a "slower" day on the agenda?
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The House is scheduled to take up a resolution (H.Res.194) next week "apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans."
The resolution was introduced by Rep. Steve Cohen (Tenn.), a white Democrat who represents a majority African-American district in Memphis. Early in 2007, Cohen expressed interest in joiing the Congressional Black Caucus but later backed away from that idea. The CBC's PAC has actually donated money to an African-American Democrat challenging Cohen, but he has received re-election backing from Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and some other prominent black lawmakers.
The resolution, which was introduced at the beginning of the 110th Congress, makes no mention of reparations, but it does state that black Americans "continue to suffer from the consequences of slavery and Jim Crow--long after both systems were formally abolished...."
The resoltion also acknowledges that an apology an apology "cannot erase the past, but confession of the wrongs committed can speed racial healing and reconciliation and help Americans confront the ghosts of their past."
The House is scheduled to take up a resolution (H.Res.194) next week "apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans."
The resolution was introduced by Rep. Steve Cohen (Tenn.), a white Democrat who represents a majority African-American district in Memphis.
Ummm, I believe Cohen is a Jewish name, not exactly "white". White reflects a Gentile. Some of the African Americans I work with have a hard time with this. "what do you mean? He's white isn't he"-No he's Jewish, I am white, there is a big difference. So some of those things you blame on the "white man" are in fact not "our" doing. I can only educate so many! Schools do not teach what needs to taught!
This is such a waste of time and money. And my ancestors owned slaves; do I need to apologize too?
Damn you mean you haven't yet???? Best get on it because you are way late. This may be the perfect time to practice the on your knees approach to apology.
you are correct about Jim Crow laws, there are still alot of them on the books and perfectly legal too.
Take gun control for example, alot of these so called "safety measures" that the fascist liberals like to say are there to protect you and I, are in fact just in place to keep poor people from having any type of firearms.
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