Congress 'apologizing' for Slavery and Jim Crow

[theHawk]

Is this how we bring about unity for our country? By laying on the white guilt on our young generation that had nothing to do with any of this nonsense?

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The House of Representatives was poised Tuesday to pass a resolution apologizing to African-Americans for slavery and the era of Jim Crow.


The House is poised to pass a resolution that would apologize for slavery and Jim Crow.

The nonbinding resolution, which is expected to pass, was introduced by Rep. Steve Cohen, a white lawmaker who represents a majority black district in Memphis, Tennessee.

While many states have apologized for slavery, it will be first time a branch of the federal government will apologize for slavery if the resolution passes, an aide to Cohen said.

By passing the resolution, the House would also acknowledge the "injustice, cruelty, brutality and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow."

Jim Crow refers to a period after slavery was abolished in 1865 to the 1960s when African-Americans were denied the right to vote and other civil liberties and were legally segregated from whites.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/...ery/index.html

Just because Congress says "We're sorry", is that going to really change anything?

[Little-Acorn]

The Civil War wasn't enough of an apology?

[avatar4321]

I refuse to apology for something I never did.

[Kathianne]

Is this how we bring about unity for our country? By laying on the white guilt on our young generation that had nothing to do with any of this nonsense?


http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/...ery/index.html

Just because Congress says "We're sorry", is that going to really change anything?

Unbelievably stupid. Congress did not pass Jim Crow laws or establish slavery. The Southern legislatures could apologize for Jim Crow, but even they weren't the ones to 'establish slavery.' Just an attempt to garner votes. Again, an assumption of elites on the stupidity of their inferiors.

[JimmyAteWorld]

The only thing this is going to do is bring up a bunch of lawsuits. People who were never held as slaves taking people who never owned slaves to court.

Any mother will tell you that a wound will never heal if you keep picking at it. Let it heal already. If they don't let it heal, I don't expect any calls for apologies from the Arabs that continued slave trading after the U.S. stopped, or the Africans that sold them into slavery to begin with.

[crin63]

All this is about is causing guilty feelings in people so that they feel like they owe Barry their votes.

Personally I am so sick of this insanity. If they don't like it here send them back to the country of their origin.

[theHawk]

Unbelievably stupid. Congress did not pass Jim Crow laws or establish slavery. The Southern legislatures could apologize for Jim Crow, but even they weren't the ones to 'establish slavery.' Just an attempt to garner votes. Again, an assumption of elites on the stupidity of their inferiors.

Correct, in fact it was usually the Federal courts that ruled such laws as unconstitutional.

But when have the facts ever mattered to Democrats?

[hjmick]

But when have the facts ever mattered to Democrats?

Oooo Oooo Oooo

[avatar4321]

its amazing. We have $4 gas and they have time for this.

[actsnoblemartin]

and then they will kiss every black man's ass

Is this how we bring about unity for our country? By laying on the white guilt on our young generation that had nothing to do with any of this nonsense?


http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/...ery/index.html

Just because Congress says "We're sorry", is that going to really change anything?

[Dilloduck]

All this is about is causing guilty feelings in people so that they feel like they owe Barry their votes.

Personally I am so sick of this insanity. If they don't like it here send them back to the country of their origin.

Bingo----heaps some coals on that white guilt fire so everyone will see that Barry represents someone who is OWED.

[Gaffer]

Slavery is alive and well in the middle east. What are they going to do about that?

Something tells me there's going to be a big upsurge in white supremacy groups in the near future.

[hjmick]

Slavery is alive and well in the middle east. What are they going to do about that?

Something tells me there's going to be a big upsurge in white supremacy groups in the near future.

Slavery is alive and well here in America. It goes by a different name. Illegal Immigration.

[avatar4321]

Slavery is alive and well here in America. It goes by a different name. Illegal Immigration.

but we are required to support that slavery. Thats what our politicians say atleast. otherwise we are racist.

[Gaffer]

Slavery is alive and well here in America. It goes by a different name. Illegal Immigration.

Yep that too. Thought about adding that as well but decided it would get us off on a tangent.