Senate approves resolution apologizing for slavery

**Jason** · 06-18-2009, 08:32 PM

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a resolution apologizing to African-Americans for the wrongs of slavery.

The nonbinding resolution sponsored by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, is similar to a House resolution adopted last year that acknowledged the wrongs of slavery but offered no reparations. The House will have to vote on the issue again because the composition of that chamber changed after last November's elections.

The resolution was approved on a voice vote.

Because it is nonbinding, it does not have to be forwarded to the president for his signature.

Several states have passed similar resolutions, but the House resolution was the first time a branch of the federal government did so.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/...ery/index.html

**manic** · 06-18-2009, 09:01 PM

Wonder how many tax dollars were spent to push this critical resolution
through. What a waste. Its a no brainer, slavery was wrong, get over
it that was many generations ago. How bout a apology for the treatment
of the native americans, chinese americans, japanese americans, white
americans, italians americans, etc..This guy must be clamoring for the
black vote, or he has a guilty conscience or something.
Probably has illegals doing his yard work and cleaning his house and
he feels bad..

yustr · 06-19-2009, 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by manic

Wonder how many tax dollars were spent to push this critical resolution
through. What a waste. Its a no brainer, slavery was wrong, get over
it that was many generations ago. How bout a apology for the treatment
of the native americans, chinese americans, japanese americans, white
americans, italians americans, etc..This guy must be clamoring for the
black vote, or he has a guilty conscience or something.
Probably has illegals doing his yard work and cleaning his house and
he feels bad..

Already done - with $20K each in reparations.

**manic** · 06-19-2009, 05:31 AM

Forgot about the japanese, we had them in pow camps in the usa..
Remember pearl harbor era, knee jerk reaction imo..

**djaburg** · 06-22-2009, 06:25 PM

When will the apologies stop? Do we really need our legislators spending their time with this?

yustr · 06-22-2009, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djaburg

... Do we really need our legislators spending their time with this?

You'd rather they were making laws???

**40sondacurb** · 06-22-2009, 09:15 PM

I didn't hear anyone complaining about use of time when they were naming junk after Ronald Regan.

**manic** · 06-22-2009, 09:31 PM

I was

**djaburg** · 06-23-2009, 10:00 AM

Well I would have a question then. If the 13th Amendment was ratified in 1865 (Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime where of the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction), what's the point? Has there not been enough apologizing for slavery in the last 144 years? Heck, Abraham Lincoln said "If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong."

**40sondacurb** · 06-23-2009, 11:12 AM

It's just a bureaucratic thing. The president can declare war until he is blue, but it takes congress to make it official.

bry623 · 06-23-2009, 02:09 PM

They passed it so they can feel good about themsleves, seeing as how they haven't got a clue how to fix the mess were in

**djaburg** · 06-23-2009, 04:48 PM

Finally, that makes sense!

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manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,236 OS: xp	Re: Senate approves resolution apologizing for slavery Wonder how many tax dollars were spent to push this critical resolution through. What a waste. Its a no brainer, slavery was wrong, get over it that was many generations ago. How bout a apology for the treatment of the native americans, chinese americans, japanese americans, white americans, italians americans, etc..This guy must be clamoring for the black vote, or he has a guilty conscience or something. Probably has illegals doing his yard work and cleaning his house and he feels bad.. __________________

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manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,236 OS: xp	Re: Senate approves resolution apologizing for slavery Forgot about the japanese, we had them in pow camps in the usa.. Remember pearl harbor era, knee jerk reaction imo.. __________________

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djaburg TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,316 OS: XP SP3/Vista/7 Server 2K/2K3/2K8	Re: Senate approves resolution apologizing for slavery When will the apologies stop? Do we really need our legislators spending their time with this? __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings, while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery.

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40sondacurb Don't be a menace Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,285 OS: Vista sp2	Re: Senate approves resolution apologizing for slavery I didn't hear anyone complaining about use of time when they were naming junk after Ronald Regan. __________________ Donate to keep the forum running

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manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,236 OS: xp	Re: Senate approves resolution apologizing for slavery I was __________________

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djaburg TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,316 OS: XP SP3/Vista/7 Server 2K/2K3/2K8	Re: Senate approves resolution apologizing for slavery Well I would have a question then. If the 13th Amendment was ratified in 1865 (Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime where of the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction), what's the point? Has there not been enough apologizing for slavery in the last 144 years? Heck, Abraham Lincoln said "If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong." __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings, while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery.

06-23-2009, 11:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
40sondacurb Don't be a menace Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,285 OS: Vista sp2	Re: Senate approves resolution apologizing for slavery It's just a bureaucratic thing. The president can declare war until he is blue, but it takes congress to make it official. __________________ Donate to keep the forum running

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bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	Re: Senate approves resolution apologizing for slavery They passed it so they can feel good about themsleves, seeing as how they haven't got a clue how to fix the mess were in __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

06-23-2009, 04:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
djaburg TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,316 OS: XP SP3/Vista/7 Server 2K/2K3/2K8	Re: Senate approves resolution apologizing for slavery Finally, that makes sense! __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings, while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery.