[Social conservatives] have never been on our side and always, they have claimed "principle" to justify it. So remarks like the one... that got Kentucky senatorial candidate Rand Paul in trouble last week are surprising only in the sense that one is surprised to hear an oldie on the radio one hasn't heard in awhile.
He first told the editorial board of the Louisville Courier-Journal, then reiterated in last week's interview with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, that he thinks the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 overreached in telling private businesses they could not discriminate against black people. Paul, a Republican, a Tea Party favorite and an apostle of tiny government, considers private ownership sacrosanct.
If that sounds familiar, it's because it was also the reasoning of segregationists in '63 and '64.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Rand Paul: The same old story
In his column today, Leonard Pitts discusses Rand Paul:
