A few years ago, Paul distinguished himself by being the only member of the House Of Representatives to vote against a resolution honoring the 40th anniversary of the Civil Rights Acts of the mid Sixties. Again, he was the only vote against it. Just to show you how serious he was about civil rights for African Americans, Paul went on record to state that if the same bills came up for a vote now, he would vote NO on them.
Well, Paul is at it again and stands alone. The House of Representatives just voted 411 - 1 to show their support for the people of Haiti in their time of national crisis due to a series of earthquakes that have destroyed much of their island nation. Who was the one vote?
You get three guesses and the first two don't count if you are wrong.
Ron Paul of Texas of course.
Now the real fun part will be watching the verbal gymnastics his supporters will attempt to work explaining why this was not a racist vote and it has nothing in common with his previous votes on Civil Rights even though he voted against people of color on both occassions and stood alone to do it.
Even George Wallace did not stand alone in that school house door when he was Governor of Alabama. But Paul cannot even get an "amen" in the House for his despicable actions.
here it is
BILL TITLE: Expressing condolences to and solidarity with the people of Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll015.xml
this from PoliTex with a quote
Not enough for you? Check this
Quote: The House voted today for a resolution "expressing condolences to and solidarity with the people of Haiti" by 411 to 1. The single "no" vote was Rep. Ron Paul, R-Lake Jackson, whose penchant for being the sole vote on non-controverail legislation earned the ob/gyn the title Dr. No.
Asked why Paul voted against the resolution, spokeswoman Rachel Mills said the resolution is "not just about condolences." The text of the resolution -- which is a non-binding sense of Congress statement - includes support for federal government support for the earthquake-devastated nation. "It includes government-to-government aide and he's just not comfortable with that. Haiti's government ranks up there with the most corrupt government in the world."
While the former Libertarian Party standard-bearer and former GOP presidential candidate is taking his anti-government stance to an extreme, Mills insists that "it's not about not being compassionate."
-- Maria Recio
http://www.jstor.org/pss/2999062
Ron Paul was the only member of either house of Congress to vote NO in awarding Rosa Parks the Gold Medal for her efforts to break down segregation laws in America. And I am sure race and racial politics had nothing to do with that either. I can hear him right now saying something like this....
I am not denying you civil rights because you are African American, just because I love liberty..... or some crap like that. My words - not his - but I bet the spirit is right.