Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial, we have always been and we -- I believe continue to be in too many ways essentially a 'nation of cowards.'
Eric Holder discusses the uncomfortable nature of racial issues in America, suggesting that the country avoids confronting these matters.
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It's a question of whether or not it was, you know, malfeasance as opposed to negligence.
This is a slam dunk. I mean, this is not -- this should not be a difficult case to resolve. This is a classic Section 2 violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the crown jewel of the civil rights movement.
I fear is that they will somehow overturn a vast number of cases that have found a way in which to say that affirmative action is appropriate.
The fact that it was included in the indictment that was returned in Florida is an indication I think that the Justice Department is confident that it is going to be able to prove that in fact, those documents that he had in his hands were…
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