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Do you know the difference between a statute and the constitution?
I mentioned "civil rights."
I mentioned "civil rights."
America has a long history of violating civil rights to appease dominant political or economic forces. Judges know who butters their bread.
Seems Findlaw says different:
http://public.findlaw.com/civil-rig...ent/have-your-civil-rights-been-violated.html
How would a black man, or any man or woman, sue a landlord, corporation, or any other private entity for a violation of his civil rights? What is the purpose of the EEOC for instance?
Are you going to maintain that "civil rights" are grounded in statute and not the Constitution? Are you going to maintain that "civil rights" aren't grounded in the Bill of Rights, or the 14th Amendment? Just curious.
How would a black man, or any man or woman, sue a landlord, corporation, or any other private entity for a violation of his civil rights? What is the purpose of the EEOC for instance?
Are you going to maintain that "civil rights" are grounded in statute and not the Constitution? Are you going to maintain that "civil rights" aren't grounded in the Bill of Rights, or the 14th Amendment? Just curious.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012...rom_the_fort_hood_massacre.html#ixzz1nabVqUN8Submission to Islam has been institutionalized by our national security apparatus. The official handling of the Fort Hood massacre proves the case.
On November 5, 2009, Major Nidal Hasan, a U.S. Army psychiatrist who had previously served at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, shot 45 of his fellow soldiers at the deployment center at Fort Hood in Texas, killing thirteen. It was the most deadly shooting attack ever on an American military base. Maj. Hasan, who had been scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan, was charged with murder and attempted murder, but not terrorism. His court-martial will begin next month. Meanwhile, Maj. Hasan continues to receive military pay, as well as free medical care and legal representation from the Army.
Immediately after the shootings, President Obama called Hasan's actions "inexplicable" and suggested that he may have "cracked" under stress. The media followed suit, emphasizing the stress of treating soldiers emotionally scarred by war, and insinuating that Hasan had been unfairly picked on by his colleagues. One talking head said "we may never know if religion was a factor" in the killings. Another lamented that Hasan had failed to "reach out for help." In reality, Hasan had long exhibited bizarre, menacing behavior that would have gotten him kicked out of the Army several times over if not for his protected status as a Muslim. The sympathetic disinformation was intended to hide Hasan's actual purpose -- to kill as many infidel American soldiers as possible for Allah.
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Diversity über alles
A few days after the massacre, Gen. George Casey, Chief of Staff of the Army, informed NBC's Meet the Press, "As horrific as this tragedy was, if our diversity becomes a casualty, I think that's worse." In case anybody had missed the point, Casey said the same thing during an interview with ABC News, "What happened at Fort Hood is a tragedy and I believe it would be a greater tragedy if diversity became a casualty here."
Gen. Casey's remarks were criticized, but they were not widely understood. The Federal and military internal security apparatus appeared, on the surface, to have suffered an obvious, catastrophic failure. However, Gen. Casey was suggesting that the system was working as intended. Thirteen soldiers had died and dozens more were wounded, but the Islamic "diversity" that Maj. Nidal Hasan represented had not "become a casualty."
The system intimidated anyone who tried to raise questions about Hasan, overlooked his frequent displays of disloyalty and sedition, ignored obvious signs that he was potentially violent, deemed harmless his communications with a top al-Qaeda leader, fast-tracked and promoted him, and ultimately enabled his act of jihad against his fellow soldiers.
For Gen. Casey, not offending Muslims was more important than the lives of his own troops. Worse, his grotesque priorities reflected those of the Administration he served.
So the the 14th Amendment confers no protections of civil rights that bind private citizens or organizations?
You can sue a landlord for a violation of your civil rights, says so right there in the link I provided.
I think you're missing my point. CJ said a private citizen couldn't violate a citizens civil rights, I think that's wrong.
For instance from Findlaw:
Example 2: Applicant 2, an African-American man, fills out an application to lease an apartment from Landlord. Upon learning that Applicant 2 is an African-American, Landlord refuses to lease the apartment to him, because he prefers to have Caucasian tenants in his building. Here, Landlord has committed a civil rights violation by discriminating against Applicant 2 based solely on his race. Under federal and state fair housing and anti-discrimination laws, Landlord may not reject apartment applicants because of their race.
(their emphasis not mine)
I understand the Constitution precludes government action but I also believe that civil rights laws are grounded in the Constitution, specifically the 14th Amendment. Clearly civil rights lawsuits against private citizens and entities happen every day, and punitive government action against private citizens in defense of civil rights happen every day as well.
I think you're missing my point. CJ said a private citizen couldn't violate a citizens civil rights, I think that's wrong.
For instance from Findlaw:
Example 2: Applicant 2, an African-American man, fills out an application to lease an apartment from Landlord. Upon learning that Applicant 2 is an African-American, Landlord refuses to lease the apartment to him, because he prefers to have Caucasian tenants in his building. Here, Landlord has committed a civil rights violation by discriminating against Applicant 2 based solely on his race.Under federal and state fair housing and anti-discrimination laws, Landlord may not reject apartment applicants because of their race.
(their emphasis not mine)