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George Bush's record on civil rights

Emil Guillermo of the San Francisco Chronicle writes about George Bush receiving a damning report card from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in their draft report entitled, Redefining Rights in America: The Civil Rights Record of the George W. Bush Administration, 2001-2004 Some of the highlights:

1. "found the Bush administration lacking in support for civil rights, stating that effects of past segregation and discrimination still 'persist and hamper equal opportunity in education, employment, housing, public accommodations and the ability to vote.' ";

2. The report noted the president's funding for civil rights enforcement -- far less than that of previous administrations -- as an example of his failure to consider the issue a priority;

3.The report said two examples showed how a lack of funding undermined civil rights efforts. First, it took Bush to task for a lack of leadership regarding the Help America Vote Act of 2002, legislation specifically designed to expand the Voting Rights Act and prevent another Florida vote fiasco, in which millions of blacks and other minorities were deprived of the right to vote. The report blamed the administration's failure to meet funding deadlines as the reason this upcoming election will "most likely disenfranchise some eligible voters."

Apparently the Bush people want to censor the report. I can't imagine why. I've downloaded it and will publish it on this website for reference purposes.

posted by Dave @ 10:00 AM