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In reply to the discussion: Harris Backs Away From Busing As A Federal Mandate After Biden Attack (Huffpost) [View all]SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)44. That's not what she said.
That statement led many within the Biden campaign to say that Harris essentially agrees with Biden. She pushed back on that notion at an Indianola house party Thursday afternoon.
Sadly, we do not agree, she said. She said that although she currently supports voluntary busing, it was wrong to oppose it in the 1960s and 1970s when there were forces and individuals and supposed leaders in our country who actively worked against the integration of schools based on race.
Ive asked him and have yet to hear him agree that busing that was court-ordered and mandated in most places and in that era in which I was bused was necessary, Harris said.
He has yet to agree that his position on this, which was to work with segregationists and oppose busing, was wrong. Period.
Sadly, we do not agree, she said. She said that although she currently supports voluntary busing, it was wrong to oppose it in the 1960s and 1970s when there were forces and individuals and supposed leaders in our country who actively worked against the integration of schools based on race.
Ive asked him and have yet to hear him agree that busing that was court-ordered and mandated in most places and in that era in which I was bused was necessary, Harris said.
He has yet to agree that his position on this, which was to work with segregationists and oppose busing, was wrong. Period.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2019/07/04/joe-biden-kamala-harris-iowa-caucuses-2020-4th-july-busing-school-integration-debate-exchange/1647944001/
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Harris Backs Away From Busing As A Federal Mandate After Biden Attack (Huffpost) [View all]
Skya Rhen
Jul 2019
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As article indicates, Biden played into what segregationists wanted -- more time to drag feet and
Hoyt
Jul 2019
#1
"Forced busing" was a term coined by Lee Atwater and crew to appeal to segregationists
Tiggeroshii
Jul 2019
#16
I was around, and forced busing was only used when the local white controlled government dragged
Hoyt
Jul 2019
#17
"Forced busing" was a term specifically coined to form consensus against it
Tiggeroshii
Jul 2019
#21
Misleading headline. She did not "back away from busing as a federal mandate."
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#8
She said "considered by a school DISTRICT". I think she did a pretty good job with the walk back.nt
UniteFightBack
Jul 2019
#15
No, she just said the school district should consider it, not that the feds shouldn't intervene.
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#20
Did you read the article? All she said was school districts should consider busing. nt
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#24
No she didn't. Her position is fed action should be part of the anti-segregation "tool box."
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#38
I'm not engaing in spin. I'm stating her position. She stated it again today.
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#46
She was responding to a question from a reporter. It was not in her prepared remarks.
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#30
Why should Rev. Jackdon "call out" Harris? She did not make a pro-states rights argument.
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#39
Sure she did...by saying she opposed federally imposed busing she left it to the states...states
Demsrule86
Jul 2019
#43
She said she had the same position as he does...so...Hope she can manage to explain herself.
Demsrule86
Jul 2019
#47
I'm seeing a LOT of tweets about Harris's backtracking, and they're showing up among
highplainsdem
Jul 2019
#40