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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders was against 'busing' in the 1970s [View all]True Blue American
(17,972 posts)61. It also caused black fight of those who could afford it
Left the cities struggling. Was one of the main reasons for the explosion of the Suburbs.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Like most school systems, Berkeley received HEW funding that helped to pay its school transportation
StarfishSaver
Jun 2019
#35
Interestingly, I was mistaken - Biden's amendment applied ONLY to voluntary busing
StarfishSaver
Jun 2019
#46
Yes. Fortunately, House Democrats thwarted Biden's attempt to refund the kinds of programs Harris
StarfishSaver
Jun 2019
#49
She did more than that. She misrepresented herself as "that little girl" who had benefitted
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#33
Tom Nichols, a prominent NeverTrumper who gets quoted a lot on DU and who plans to vote
highplainsdem
Jun 2019
#24
What is this all about - are some people actually campaining to bring back forced busing?
4now
Jun 2019
#6
not in the UK at the moment, but I am in the EU now, for the summer, plus we do live now in
Celerity
Jun 2019
#37
Lol. Nice try. Bernie didn't team up with notorious racist segregationists.
Hassin Bin Sober
Jun 2019
#12
I don't think it was advisable to bring up two segregationists to make his point. NT .
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#52
Why is everyone so down on bussing? I was bussed--to an integrated school that I loved
McCamy Taylor
Jun 2019
#23
The incidents you're referring to in the early-to mid-60s pre-dated court-ordered busing
StarfishSaver
Jul 2019
#66
Federally forced busing was not an unmitigated success. Biden was not opposed to integrated
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#38
Sure. I don't believe racism motivated Biden's wanting the ban. I am not arguing his position,
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#54