Rand Paul Critical of Civil Rights Act
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 21st, 2010 4:53 am by HL
Rand Paul Critical of Civil Rights Act
In an interview with Rachel Maddow, Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul said that the federal government blurred the lines between public and private property when it passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and made it illegal for private businesses to discriminate on the basis of race. On the issue of desegregating lunch counters, Paul said, “Does the owner of the restaurant own his restaurant? Or does the government own his restaurant?”