Vernon Ehlers: “First of all, I admire my colleague's voting record. It is a rare…”

On the recordNovember 5, 2007

First of all, I admire my colleague's voting record. It is a rare person who misses only two votes during 13 years. But above all, I want to comment on a few things relating to Rosa Parks. First, what impresses me is how much one person who is determined to fight for what is right can accomplish. She was a marvelous person and stuck to her guns in tough situations, and she carried the day and inspired a lot of other people to carry the day. The other factor is, as I look around the world today, and the United States especially, and compare that to the world before Rosa Parks, what a mammoth change we have undergone. But also as I look around, I still remember how much further we have to go. And let us always work in the spirit of Rosa Parks to destroy discrimination of all sorts and make certain that every American and in fact every citizen of this planet enjoys the freedom that we enjoy.

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Vernon Ehlers

Republican · Michigan

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Reflecting on the legacy of Rosa Parks and the ongoing fight against discrimination.

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Vernon Ehlers: “First of all, I admire my colleague's voting record. It is a rare person who misses only two votes during 13 years. But…”

Editor's note · Context