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Related: About this forumBiden's speech at the Civil Rights Commission Nomination Hearing in 1983
First some context into the hearing:
In 1983, Reagan attempted to fire three members of the commission. They sued the administration in federal court to stay on. The authorizing legislation stated that a president could only fire a commissioner for "misbehavior in office," and it was clear that the terminations were the result of disagreements over policy. A compromise brokered in the Senate resulted in the current hybrid group of eight, half appointed by the president and half by the Congress, with six-year terms that do not expire with the inauguration of a new president. Since that time the commission has struggled to remain independent, and its agenda has oscillated between liberal and conservative aims as factions among its members have ebbed and waned.
The commission's appraisal came less than three weeks after Mr. Reagan announced his intention to replace three members of the panel. It follows 19 months of growing conflict between the White House and commission members who have defiantly questioned the President's commitment to civil rights in education and employment, among other fields. All six members, including the chairman, Clarence M. Pendleton Jr., voted in favor of the statement today.
This clip of Biden speaking at the hearing was for the nomination of Reagan's nominees as Reagan tried to politicise the commission for his own benefit.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4804001/biden-civil-rights-commission
Interestingly he mentions he was strongly in favour of affirmative action. We know he opposed busing but I hadn't heard about affirmative action before. Reagan's appointed chairman opposed it as mentioned above.
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emulatorloo
(44,183 posts)It seemed like a good idea but It turned out to be a less than ideal solution.
Context is important. I know some people want to destroy Biden with this, but voters know better
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Otto Lidenbrock
(581 posts)My point was his view on busing is well reported but his support of Affirmative Action is not. This was 1983. Affirmative action is a polarising issue in our country today so I give Biden some props to that.
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emulatorloo
(44,183 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Cha
(297,655 posts)Thank you for clarifying that.
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still_one
(92,397 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Mr.Bill
(24,319 posts)but it seems to me it would be a big financial burden on smaller school districts. Those busses don't run for free and you can't charge kids for riding them.
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still_one
(92,397 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)school segregation in 1963.
In fact Bernie recently proposed a Thurgood Marshall Plan for public education that calls for a renewal and expansion of desegregation plans by means of transportation,
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emulatorloo
(44,183 posts)Link to tweet
Busing had a lot of unintended consequences.
And yes Bernie was arrested for protesting school segregation.
Neither Sanders nor Biden have a racist bone in their bodies.
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