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barbtries

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13. he was wrong

Reply to EffieBlack (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2019, 03:47 PM

Jun 2019

and has not admitted it yet. of course it's no better than the argument that the civil war was about states rights. States don't have the right to impinge on the basic rights afforded by the constitution, or to violate the Civil Rights Act, and Biden's unfortunate argument was that they should. she was more gracious than I may have been. States have no rights to segregation based on race. even at the time Biden must have known that they made that argument in order to perpetuate racial segregation in their states. that was not okay.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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If an elected official said I support gay marriage [View all] EffieBlack Jun 2019 OP

Had an elected official said this 50 years ago, and for the past 40 years championed gay rights, I emmaverybo Jun 2019 #1

And both Biden and Obama have openly talked a out their evolution on this issue EffieBlack Jun 2019 #3

Then why didn't *he* say that? Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #16

Biden came out for federal same sex marriage before Obama, and in some ways forced Obama's hand emulatorloo Jun 2019 #2

I'm not trying to tear Biden down and it's a perfect analogy. You just don't seem to understand it EffieBlack Jun 2019 #4

Don't insult my intelligence please. I disagree with your characterization of what Biden said. emulatorloo Jun 2019 #5

x1000 peggysue2 Jun 2019 #19

If a candidate said that fifty years ago... SouthernProgressive Jun 2019 #6

Then why doesn't he just say that instead of doubling down on what he said 50 years ago? EffieBlack Jun 2019 #7

From the point I made above, the demand makes no sense. NT SouthernProgressive Jun 2019 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author emulatorloo Jun 2019 #9

If it doesn't make sense to you, don't ask it EffieBlack Jun 2019 #12

I didn't ask it. SouthernProgressive Jun 2019 #15

I'm not jumping into that trap. EffieBlack Jun 2019 #17

"Can you point to his actions in the last decade that give you this level of concern? Actual actions emulatorloo Jun 2019 #10

How about: Not admitting now that he was wrong then? bluewater Jun 2019 #11

How about: lightening up on the negative campaigning and posting good things about Warren. emulatorloo Jun 2019 #14

Answering a direct question YOU posted is now bad form? bluewater Jun 2019 #18

Not everyone, and this included pro-civil rights supporters, and black families as well, felt emmaverybo Jun 2019 #20

+1000 doing what he's been doing is the best response to all this 'concern" and the one that makes emmaverybo Jun 2019 #21

he was wrong barbtries Jun 2019 #13