Becoming Post Racial

“Race has no place in American life or law.” President John F. Kennedy spoke these words the evening of June 11, 1963 following the desegregation of the University of Alabama. In the speech Kennedy delivered that evening he chose not to appeal to legal arguments; rather he asked Americans to look into their collective hearts and weigh the moral question of continued racial discrimination. “The heart of the question,” said Kennedy “is whether all Americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities.”

This week the Arizona state legislature answered that question with a resounding, “yes!” The state legislature cleared the way to place the Arizona Civil Rights Initiative or ACRI, on the Ballot in 2010. ACRI is a constitutional amendment that would prevent the state from discriminating on the basis or race or sex in the areas of public employment, contracting or education.

The action taken by the State legislature now makes it possible for the people of Arizona to actually decide if their state (and ultimately our nation) agrees with the sentiments of former President Kennedy. (more…)

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Tags: Arizona Civil Rights Initiative (ACRI), Cloves Campbell, John F. Kennedy, Obama, race
Posted Jun 29th 2009 at 10:03 am in News, Politics | 1734464 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jphillips/2009/06/29/becoming-post-racial/Becoming+Post+Racial2009-06-29+17%3A03%3A42Joseph+C.+Phillips