Thank you for referencing that article Olog-hai. As usual, please bear in mind that the following critique is directed at the article and not at you.
In defense of Bernie Sanders and his alleged absence from the Civil Rights Movement, please consider the following.
The states have given the feds the power only to strengthen those rights which the states have amended the Constitution to expressly protect. In fact, the only civil rights which the feds are constitutionally authorized to strengthen deal with voting rights as evidenced by the 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments to the Constitution.
In other words, most federal civil rights protections are based on constitutionally nonexistant federal government powers, such rights likely intended to win votes from low-information voters who have never been taught about the federal governments constitutionally limited powers.
Remember in November !
When patriots elect Trump, Cruz, or whatever conservative they elect, they need to also elect a new, state sovereignty-respecting Congress that will not only work within its Section 8-limited powers to support the new president, but also protect the states from unconstitutional federal government overreach.
Also, consider that such a Congress would probably be willing to fire state sovereignty-ignoring activistjustices.
“”Sanders on multiple occasions has talked about his past as an activist during the civil rights movement in the 1960s””
As opposed to John Lewis who has NEVER stopped talking about his past as a ‘60’s civil rights activist! His only claim to fame and for some reason it keeps getting him returned to the House....
Ol John Lewis being debunked here about the clintons
John Lewis is the genius who claimed that sharks still follow the Atlantic routes of the old slave ships back in the day.