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Originally Posted by Brujah
The United States is filled with men in its history who made tragic mistakes. Byrd and Thurmond are two such men but they alone do not represent an entire party. At best, they may represent their constituents who continue to vote for them.
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His party repeatedly elected him to represent the entire party, for decades. President pro tem, Senate Majority Whip, President pro tempore emeritus, secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus - he was in fact elected by the democrats to represent their entire party, over and over for decades, while he was using racial slurs in his speeches and opposing voting rights even in 2009, a year before he died.
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Byrd changed his mind, regretted his filibuster and voted for the civil rights act of 1968. I don't know when Thurmond came to his senses.
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Byrd used the N word to describe black people until the day he died. He was using that language ON THE SENATE FLOOR two years ago. At the time he was third in line to become president, if the president and vice president died. As the #1 democrat in congress, this bigot did represent the party.
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