Reply #165: It's pretty simple...

[MellowDem]

"Because allowing a situation where people can be discriminated against because of their race is certainly not perpetuating racism."

Allowing such a situation could indeed perpetuate racism, but it doesn't necessarily make one a racist. The law does actually allow certain situations that could be seen as perpetuating racism as a matter of free speech. I don't agree with Rand Paul, but his reasoning is extreme libertarianism. You could just assume he's a racist if you want to, but it's only an assumption and not an effective counter to his actual line of reasoning, which is what needs to be done.