The New York Times 2020s: on Civil Rights


Bob Good: Transexuals threaten Christian values

Bob Good, a self-described "biblical conservative" is hoping to rally clergy members with meetings this week attacking a new state law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. "What happens when a male member of your congregation goes on vacation and returns four weeks later as a female?" the invitation said, adding, "What do your church bylaws state regarding a man dressed as a woman who attends a church function and expects to use the women's restroom."
Source: The N. Y. Times on 2020 VA-5 House race Aug 16, 2020

Kamala Harris: Challenged Biden's opposition to busing

Ms. Harris confronted Mr. Biden about his fond recollections of working with segregationists in the Senate and then opened up about her personal history. Mr. Biden, she said, had opposed school busing mandates to integrate schools in the
Source: New York Times on 2020 Veepstakes Jul 21, 2020

Lauren Witzke: Appreciates rally security from Proud Boys

On Wednesday, a day after Mr. Trump's Proud Boys remarks during the first presidential debate, Ms. Witzke took to Twitter. "The Proud Boys showed up to one of my rallies to provide free security for me when #BLM and ANTIFA were protesting my candidacy," she wrote, "I am grateful to them for volunteering their time to keep myself and my supporters safe!"
Source: New York Times on 2020 Delaware Senate race Oct 2, 2020

Susan Rice: Senate blocked police reforms & new Voting Rights Act

Congress has yet again missed the moment. The House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would institute carefully calibrated reforms, but it was blocked in the Republican-controlled Senate. After failure to pass a pale substitute for the House bill, the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, seems eager to move on. He refuses to allow Senate consideration of a new Voting Rights Act or of funding to ensure safe voting during a raging pandemic.
Source: New York Times on 2020 Veepstakes Jul 29, 2020

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2016 Presidential contenders on Civil Rights:
  Republicans:
Gov.Jeb Bush(FL)
Dr.Ben Carson(MD)
Gov.Chris Christie(NJ)
Sen.Ted Cruz(TX)
Carly Fiorina(CA)
Gov.Jim Gilmore(VA)
Sen.Lindsey Graham(SC)
Gov.Mike Huckabee(AR)
Gov.Bobby Jindal(LA)
Gov.John Kasich(OH)
Gov.Sarah Palin(AK)
Gov.George Pataki(NY)
Sen.Rand Paul(KY)
Gov.Rick Perry(TX)
Sen.Rob Portman(OH)
Sen.Marco Rubio(FL)
Sen.Rick Santorum(PA)
Donald Trump(NY)
Gov.Scott Walker(WI) 		Democrats:
Gov.Lincoln Chafee(RI)
Secy.Hillary Clinton(NY)
V.P.Joe Biden(DE)
Gov.Martin O`Malley(MD)
Sen.Bernie Sanders(VT)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren(MA)
Sen.Jim Webb(VA)

2016 Third Party Candidates:
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Roseanne Barr(PF-HI)
Robert Steele(L-NY)
Dr.Jill Stein(G,MA)
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