[Bluntpoint]

So, if a black purchases the plot of land next to yours, no problem?

If no problem, then we are on the same page.

[Bluntpoint]

"The segregation element of the platform, most notably in clauses 4 and 5, were an element of those specific times. While I certainly do not approve of those clauses in the sense of a support of that specific policy, I do defend the right of a state to make laws within its own borders. "

That said, the Dixiecrats led the charge on segregation.

Compare the platform of the Democratic party with the Dixiecrats in 1948, the only real difference is segregation.

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

[sneakypete]

So, if a black purchases the plot of land next to yours, no problem?

I don't give a damn who buys it,as long as they leave me alone,and don't expect me to help them pay for it.

[kcvl]

Carl Malone owns the property directly behind me. It doesn't bother me in the least. A black doctor and his family own a home about four blocks from me. Doesn't bother me at all. If this is all this argument is about I'm afraid I don't get it.