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**Kk21pwa9** · 07-04-2010, 01:46 AM

So then give me a non-racist reason why one would support exempting single family and vacation homes from the "Civil Rights Act of 1968", betcha Robert Byrd owned a single family home?

Personal liberty.

Whether or not you agree with it, there is a legal tradition of distinguishing between racism perpetrated by businesses--institutional racism--and racism perpetrated by individuals, which falls under personal liberty and the freedom of association. The government cannot force individuals to live their lives according to a moral code they do not agree with, and that includes the individual's right not to associate with people he doesn't wish to. The act's exemption is for people who sell their homes without the use of a real estate agent, therefore it is not institutional racism; the act also grants exemptions to religious organizations and private clubs, with some restrictions. http://legal-dictionary.thefreedicti...ts+Act+of+1968

The conflict between these two, racism and liberty, is much more complex than you seem to believe. Not to be smarmy, but I actually had a class on these very issues last semester, and I would love to discuss it further if you're willing--and by that, I mean not playing the game of deliberate obtuseness.

07-04-2010, 01:46 AM	#13
Kk21pwa9 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 506 Senior Member	So then give me a non-racist reason why one would support exempting single family and vacation homes from the "Civil Rights Act of 1968", betcha Robert Byrd owned a single family home? Personal liberty. Whether or not you agree with it, there is a legal tradition of distinguishing between racism perpetrated by businesses--institutional racism--and racism perpetrated by individuals, which falls under personal liberty and the freedom of association. The government cannot force individuals to live their lives according to a moral code they do not agree with, and that includes the individual's right not to associate with people he doesn't wish to. The act's exemption is for people who sell their homes without the use of a real estate agent, therefore it is not institutional racism; the act also grants exemptions to religious organizations and private clubs, with some restrictions. http://legal-dictionary.thefreedicti...ts+Act+of+1968 The conflict between these two, racism and liberty, is much more complex than you seem to believe. Not to be smarmy, but I actually had a class on these very issues last semester, and I would love to discuss it further if you're willing--and by that, I mean not playing the game of deliberate obtuseness.
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