We will now celebrate Coretta Scott King as though the civil rights movement is finished and the mission has been accomplished, but the work is not done. We should be very respectful of — and encouraged by — the substantial progress that has been made. But in no way, shape or form should we conclude that the civil rights mission is complete. |
We're worried about the voting rights of our people in New Orleans who are not, for the most part, in New Orleans. People should still have a say in what happens in the communities that were ravaged by Katrina. |
While it comes as no surprise that the nominee's views are different than ours, it is the seemingly extreme nature of those views, the degree of difference, that makes his candidacy unacceptable. Roberts has demonstrated a commitment to reversing the historic civil rights gains of the past 40 years. |
You said you wanted unity; here we are. |