Archives
-
"Representatives... shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons... three fifths of all other Persons."- The U.S. Constitution, 1787, prior to amendment
Steele on Emancipation: ‘Are you crazy?’
“Why would we backslide on a core, founding value of this country?”
In response to a question from radio host Mike Gallagher today, RNC chairman Michael Steele used took a hard, dismissive line against slave emancipation.
“Do you favor slave emancipation?” Gallagher asked:
STEELE: No, no no. What would we do that for? What are you crazy? No. Why would we backslide on a core, founding value of this country? I mean this isn’t something that you just kind of like, “Oh well, today I feel, you know, loosey-goosey on slaves.” I mean, this is a foundational principle of this country. It is a foundational principle of organized society. It isn’t something that, you know, in America we decided, “Let’s have slavery; oh well now, let’s change our mind and make them whole persons and allow them the vote.” No.
Ben Smith’s Blog: Steele on civil unions: ‘Are you crazy?’ – POLITICO.com.
New here? Please come back again! (rss)