The Hill 2020s: on Civil Rights
Jaime Harrison:
Opposes voters having to provide Social Security numbers
Harrison called the lawsuit "a strong step" in the fight to protect voting rights in the state. "This unconstitutional requirement has forced almost one million eligible South Carolina voters, including over 400,000 people of color, from being able to
register in the state. The people of South Carolina deserve better from their leaders," Harrison said in a statement. South Carolina is one of five states that require voters to provide their Social Security numbers.
Source: The Hill e-zine on 2020 South Carolina Senate race
Nov 25, 2019
Justin Fairfax:
Wrong to honor Robert E Lee in VA state senate
On eve of MLK day: History repeats itself. I will be stepping off the dais today in protest of the Virginia Senate honoring Robert E. Lee," Fairfax tweeted. "I'll be thinking of this June 5,
1798 manumission document that freed my great-great-great grandfather Simon Fairfax from slavery in Virginia. #WeRiseTogether.
Source: The Hill e-zine on 2021 Virginia gubernatorial race
Jan 19, 2019
Kristi Noem:
Bars transgender athletes from women's sports
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) has signed executive orders barring transgender athletes from women's sports in the state. "Only girls should play girls' sports," Noem tweeted. "Given the legislature's failure to accept my proposed revisions to
HB 1217, I am immediately signing two executive orders to address this issue: one to protect fairness in K-12 athletics, and another to do so in college athletics."
Source: The Hill e-zine on 2022 South Dakota Gubernatorial race
Mar 30, 2021
Pete Buttigieg:
Has dealt with racism & police violence, but it's not enough
[Mayor Pete Buttigieg held a town hall after a black man was shot by the police in his home town.] "If anyone who is on patrol is shown to be a racist or to do something racist in a way that is substantiated, that is their last day on the street.
I don't want to seem defensive, but we have taken a lot of steps. They clearly haven't been enough. But I can't accept the suggestion that we haven't done anything. I acknowledge that it has not been enough. At the end of the day, I'm responsible."
Source: The Hill e-zine on 2020 Democratic primary
Jun 23, 2019
Rush Limbaugh:
America's not ready for a gay candidate kissing his husband
Rush Limbaugh said President Trump advised him to "never apologize" for his comments on Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg's sexuality.Limbaugh said on his show that Trump called him to talk about his comments last week that "America's
still not ready to elect a gay guy kissing his husband on the debate stage." His remarks prompted Buttigieg to respond that he doesn't need lectures on family values from Limbaugh.
"Hell, the president even called me about this!" Limbaugh said on his
show. "He said, 'Rush, I just got to tell you something. Never apologize. Don't ever apologize," Limbaugh said.
Limbaugh said he thinks people were upset about his comments because "low-information voters" did not know the candidate was
gay. "There's a lot of people that don't know he's gay and that I sort of dropped the dime on it and let people who otherwise didn't know that Mayor Pete is gay," he said. "I think that's what they're really mad about, that I even mentioned it."
Source: The Hill, "Trump advised me to never apologize" (2020 race)
Feb 18, 2020
Sally Yates:
Not fighting racism is ruinous to moral fiber of America
Sally Yates warned that the "moral fiber" of America is in danger from the "unapologetic racism" President Trump has unleashed in his attacks on four minority congresswomen.In a pair of tweets, the former Justice Department official quoted Edmund
Burke and warned that those who did not stand up to Trump over his slams on the four lawmakers would bear responsibility for enabling them.
She tweeted: 'The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.' Edmund Burke.
Standing idly by as the moral fiber of our country is shredded by unapologetic racism may seem politically expedient to some, but it is ruinous for our nation. And those who could have stood up but cowered instead bear equal responsibility for the vile
devolution of our country's values.
The House voted on mostly party lines Tuesday to condemn as racist the president's tweets aimed at Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar (MN), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Rashida Tlaib (MI.) and Ayanna Pressley (MA).
Source: The Hill on Twitter postings for 2020 Veepstakes
Jul 18, 2019
Scott Taylor:
Opposes transgender ban in military
When it comes to transgender individuals serving in the military Taylor walks a careful line. "I don't support the ban on transgenders," he told The Hill in an interview, putting him at odds with his president and some GOP faithful, but aligned with the
majority of servicemen and women who fill his district. "If you are able to serve, serve. I don't care if you are gay, straight, transgender or not. If you are ready to go, cool," he said.
Source: The Hill e-zine on 2020 Virginia Senate race
Sep 26, 2019
Nikki Haley:
America not racist, nothing could be further from the truth
Haley criticized what she said was a "self-loathing" taking over the U.S. and dismissed accusations that the country is racist during her campaign launch in Charleston, S.C. "A self-loathing has swept our country. It's in the classroom, the boardroom
and the backrooms of government," Haley said, speaking to supporters. "Every day, we're told America is flawed, rotten and full of hate. Joe [Biden] and Kamala [Harris] even say America is racist. Nothing could be further from the truth."
Source: The Hill e-zine on 2024 Presidential hopefuls
Feb 15, 2023
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