Of course, this is a pretty lame way to engage in symbolic politics: via the Virgina Pilot online:
With many members straggling back to town from a weekend at home, and only six coming to the floor to vote, the Senate delivered a historic apology Monday night for failing to move against a wave of lynchings that claimed more than 4,700 Americans–most of them black–from the 1880s until the 1960s.
As Don Surber notes: Robert Byrd wasn’t one of them, nor were either of Mississippi’s Senators.
That’s just sad, Larry.
(And yes, I know a lot of this is pure politics. Indeed, I think at least part of the motivation is to help George Allen in his likely quest for the 08 GOP nomination. However, everything in Washington is politics, so no surprise there).
h/t: TalkLeft via John Cole via Chris Lawrence
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June 14th, 2024 at 2:57 pm
This whole thing just stinks and is the beginning of the National apology for slavery. Wachovia and Citi Group started it, the Senate gave it legs and the trial lawyers, who are out of work, due to the liability protection laws passed, are linking their chops.
June 14th, 2024 at 3:21 pm
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