And the Lester Maddox Award for Lunch Counter Maintenance goes to...

by: btchakir

Thu May 20, 2010 at 11:20

In an interview last night, Paul told Maddow that he agrees with most parts of the Civil Rights Act, except for one (Title II), that made it a crime for private businesses to discriminate against customers on the basis of race. Paul explained that had he been in office during debate of bill, he would have tried to change the legislation. He said that it stifled first amendment rights.