Georgia Erases 'Jim Crow' Laws

[wicket]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050428/ap_on_re_us/jim_crow_laws

Gov. Sonny Perdue signed a set of bills Thursday that erased the last vestiges of Georgia's segregation-era "Jim Crow" laws. The move was largely symbolic, since none of the language designed to skirt racial integration has been enforced for decades. But Perdue said it was important to show that the state rejects such notions, calling segregation "a tragic era in our past."

"Anytime there's a stain on the state of Georgia that we can erase or cleanse, we need to take the steps to do that," said Perdue, a Republican.

Most Georgia laws that enforced racial segregation had already been thrown out. The remaining passages allowed the governor to close any school or college if there is a threat of violence — such as the mob scenes that sometimes developed when Southern institutions were integrated.

Other sections allowed the state to funnel money to private schools, which presumably would have allowed funding of whites-only schools after courts ordered integration of public schools.

[CottonBear]

1. Next, we need to cleanse the state government of Republicans.

Ironic quote from Sonny himself:

"Anytime there's a stain on the state of Georgia that we can erase or cleanse, we need to take the steps to do that," said Perdue, a Republican.

Don't let this fool you. Sony doesn't give a crap about his fellow Georgians unless you are rich, powerful and Republican.

:puke:

[davidinalameda]

2. beat me to it

I thought that was a bit ironic as well

[CottonBear]

3. J.B. Stoner, our resident KKK, church bomber

and white supremacist died yesterday. Doubly ironic that Sonny Boy waited until after Stoner's death to "erase" these laws.

Well, you can't erase the way people feel and there are plenty of racists, bigots and xenophobes around here. I live in a diverse and liberal area but I work in a red, red area. I do have a great boss and work with both black, white, young, older folks, men and women. Most of our employees don't live where we work. Too expensive and racist and exclusive (read very few blacks and hispanics and poor people.)

[UCLA Dem]

4. Its still okay to discriminate against gays and lesbians though.

[rigel99]

5. TIT FOR TAT... They get rid of Jim Crow Laws

only to institute VOTER ID requirements reducing from 17 forms of identification down to 4 the # of govt' approved IDs allowed for people to be able to vote.

MY GOD... does Sonny believe his own bullshit? you mean dumb as rocks thinks he's done a good thing????

[CottonBear]

9. The new Voter ID law is just modern Jim Crow.

Sonny doesn't give a shit. He just wants all the votes to go to Republicans.

I met him and he asked me to vote for him. I told him I would never vote for a Republican. So he said "Well, I'm really a Populist."
Right Sonny, you and Lester Maddox.

Arghhh!
Sonny is so awful it makes me long for the days of Zig Zag Zell.

[Betty]

6. well, that didni't take long at all

I am sure that gay people willl be treated as equals some time in the next 500 years, at this rate.

[underpants]

7. Welcome to the 21st century crackers

:hi:

[freestyle]

8. They needed space for the anti-gay laws

Shifting the outward target of your hate does not make you any less of a bigot.

[CottonBear]

10. Well said. n/t

[rigel99]

15. also well said...

rigel99

[CottonBear]

11. Well said. n/t

[kevinam]

12. This is a good thing...

and I commend Sonny for doing something that should have been taken care of many many many years ago. One thing that strikes me as ironic...Sonny was the one who ran on the 'Flag' issue a couple of years ago. He was all about stoking racial tension when he made the confederate flag a major campaign issue. Then he kinda screwed the bubba's that voted for him by not having the confederate flag on the ballot. I am sure those same bubba's are going to be even more pissed off now. It does strike me as very odd that this hasn't been taken care of before. Probably more sad than odd.

Kevin.

[wicket]

13. kick

:kick:

[Mondon]

14. WTF??? why were these still on the books till now? n/t