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Time To Disband The Congressional Black Caucus?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Flying Headbutt, Jan 25, 2007.

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  1. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    To get back to the original post, the fact that caucasses dedicated to minority interests exist, isn't proof of a double standard or hypocrisy. This country was founded on the principle that we need protection from the tyranny of the majority, not of a minority. If there was a white majority caucus that excluded minorities, it would exist for tyranical reasons. But when minority groups form congressional caucusses to represent their interests, they don't represent that kind of threat. Being a minority means that they are typically just fighting for the right to be heard and represented. They are rarely in the position the majority is in, to squelch dissent.
     
    The Big Ragu, Jan 26, 2007
    #49
  2. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Elegantly put, Ragu.
     
    JR, Jan 26, 2007
    #50
  3. andyouare?

    andyouare? Guest

    Yes, thank you.

    It's like when I was in college and people got upset that there was a black student union.

    "Why can't we have a white student union?" someone would say.

    Becaue the regular student union is the white student union, moron.
     
    andyouare?, Jan 26, 2007
    #51
  4. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    Just for my own info, what was brother Cohen's stance on the race-baiting TV ads that Bob Corker used against Ford last November?
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Jan 26, 2007
    #52
  5. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    Way to be flippant.
    Does equal protection ring a bell?
    We're talking about public servants doing business on the tax payers' dime.
    Equal protection is just as valid as church-state.
     
    Buck, Jan 26, 2007
    #53
  6. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    That's a great point.
    It would be like Arizona not wanting to adopt MLK Day.
     
    Buck, Jan 26, 2007
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  7. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    Although made up entirely of Democrats, the CBC is officially nonpartisan
    The Hispanic Congressional Conference includes at least one Republican of whom I know, Nunes, who also happens to not be Hispanic but represents a Hispanic-majority district.
     
    Buck, Jan 26, 2007
    #55
  8. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    The simple argument is that entry is based on skin color- its complete hypocriscy
     
    Boom_70, Jan 26, 2007
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  9. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    They are the BLACK Congressional Caucus. The name alone tells you it has to do with skin color. What exactly is the hypocrisy?
     
    The Big Ragu, Jan 26, 2007
    #57
  10. andyouare?

    andyouare? Guest

    Can someone from Canada tell us what a causus is? We don't have them here in the US.
     
    andyouare?, Jan 26, 2007
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  11. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    If you walk in the door and ask to join they are making a judgement based on your skin color. Lets say Tiger Woods becomes a member of Congress. Would they accept him?
     
    Boom_70, Jan 26, 2007
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  12. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    They're a group that is based on skin color. Hypocrisy would be if they were the Black Congressional Caucus and they didn't allow a black person to join. I still don't understand what they do that is hypocritical. nor did you explain. If Tiger Woods was a member of Congress he would obviously be eligible to join.
     
    The Big Ragu, Jan 26, 2007
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