http://byudemocrats.org/2008/02/21/we-are-represented-by-racists/ The official UNofficial website... Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:34:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://byudemocrats.org/2008/02/21/we-are-represented-by-racists/#comment-145 darren Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:33:30 +0000 http://byudemocrats.org/2008/02/21/we-are-represented-by-racists/#comment-145 Touche. Anyone read the DU editorial on the matter? Apparently calling out our election officials on their racist language undermines "spirited political debate" and is just one more example of political correctness going too far. In my mind, the constitutional protections for legislator statements was meant to allow freedom of ideas, not the liberty to promote ensconced discriminatory symbols via racist language. In using terms such as "black baby" and "lynch mob" Buttars is implying his belief that those of African-American heritage are distinctly inferior, a message that, intended or not, is NOT representative of the views of his constituency. If we cannot hold our representatives accountable for going against public opinion in statements of opinion, what good is democracy? Touche. Anyone read the DU editorial on the matter? Apparently calling out our election officials on their racist language undermines “spirited political debate” and is just one more example of political correctness going too far. In my mind, the constitutional protections for legislator statements was meant to allow freedom of ideas, not the liberty to promote ensconced discriminatory symbols via racist language. In using terms such as “black baby” and “lynch mob” Buttars is implying his belief that those of African-American heritage are distinctly inferior, a message that, intended or not, is NOT representative of the views of his constituency. If we cannot hold our representatives accountable for going against public opinion in statements of opinion, what good is democracy?

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