President Bush on Thursday signed legislation extending for 25 years the Voting Rights Act, the historic 1965 law which opened polls to millions of black Americans by outlawing racist voting practices in the South. "Congress has reaffirmed its belief that all men are created equal," he declared.
2006-07-27 09:42:14 · 11 answers · asked by Dave 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Have you ever known the government of doing anything that makes sense. In the beginning of our country Federalist where against Federalism and Anti-Federalist where for Federalism. The government control of public schools was started in 1950. Before 1950, all schools where privately operated. Before 1950, the United States led the world in student I.Q. Now over fifty years later, the United States ranks like 21 or 22 in the world. Also, the United States is still under a state of emergency which we went under after the Pearl Harbor bombings. Most anything and everything the government does, as history has proved, doesn't make sense.
2006-07-27 10:22:24 · answer #1 · answered by Derek M 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you really research the laws of the land... you would find that EVERY law that is not stated in the constitution has an expiration date.
Great Photo ops guaranteed for the future generations!
To change the *temporary*-ness of the laws it would have to be an amendment to the constitution.
Like that will happen anytime soon. HAHA
2006-07-27 09:58:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure Bush would have made it a permanent law, as any passed President's would, but sometimes it not always totally up to them. There are other factors that play into it, hopefully one day it will become a permanent law.
2006-07-27 09:47:40 · answer #3 · answered by Linds 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your right, it should be a permanent amendment to the constitution, not a temporary thing... this just shows Bush doesn't want minorities to vote.
2006-07-27 09:48:48 · answer #4 · answered by RATM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They only outlawed them in the south? Northern blacks are still screwed!
2006-07-27 09:48:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black Americans are created like second class citizens
2015-09-27 10:30:14 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like repression and racism to me. It should just be made permanent, though.
2006-07-27 09:46:18 · answer #7 · answered by emgee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's still hope for the racist south, if it isn't a law.
2006-07-27 09:47:38 · answer #8 · answered by hichefheidi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If that would happened there would be one less photo op.
2006-07-27 09:46:20 · answer #9 · answered by rastus7742 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a very good question.
2006-07-27 09:45:37 · answer #10 · answered by CG234 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋