The Dixiecrat Platform

The Smoking Gun ^ | August 14, 1948 | The States Rights Democratic Party

[GraniteStateConservative]

Just so people here understand that Thurmond's run for the White House had nothing to do with lowering taxes or reducing government spending.

[Ditto]

Actually, I am in favor of mandatory INTER-RACIAL marriage. Do that for four or five generations and we'll get rid of the really sharp and divisive so-called "racial" issues in this country.

Where do I sign up for Condi Rice? ;~))

[jimt]

Thanks for the post ! NOW I know something about the Dixiecrats.

[muawiyah]

She's cute, but I think a bit beyond effectuate the desired change due to her age.

[Ditto]

She's cute, but I think a bit beyond effectuate the desired change due to her age.

I promise to give it every possible effort. Cross my heart. ;~))

[PresidentDavis]

"States rights, in this instance, was just an excuse to defend the indefensible. "

No, the point is that the states did not delegate away the authority that the federal government was seeking to take.

It's not an issue of which policy you would prefer. The issue is whether or not the federal government had the Constitutional authority to come into a state and change the laws of that state. The Dixiecrats were right in saying that the federal government did not have such authority.

[GSWarrior]

I believe that we will see the leadership of the Democratic extend an olive branch of sorts to Lott, a grudglingly apology-accepted stance, in order to keep him as the Majority Leader.

'Lott the Majority Leader' is more useful to the Dens than 'Lott the Senator'.

[Austin Willard Wright]

Well, of course, it is worthy of note that Dixiecrats "prefered" racist policies when given a chance to enact them in their own states.

[billbears]

If you ask me the violence and hatred exhibited in Boston because of bussing was much worse than anything I saw in the South.

Thank you

[Austin Willard Wright]

The Dixiecrats not only felt that segregation was a local issue. They also thought that each state should have the right to throw the plain language of the 15th Amendment out the window.